linuxmemes

It has no shortcomings if you have infinite time to write your own patches first. That's something you can't legally do on windows.

Theoretically almost all shortcomings can be overcome apart from the time you spend.

Realistically there are a few shortcomings but for me they are barely noticeable and the customisability and package managers more than make up for any troubles I personally run into. And it's foss.

I only recommend Linux to people who are in similar situations to me. Unfortunately most people I know use some windows only games or share the device with others and are scared of messing up the installation.

I mostly jokingly recommend it whenever someone complains about Microsoft messing something up for them, encountering a problem and not finding out why it's happening.