Linux will be a great alternative in the future when apps currently supported on Windows release stable versions for Linux, then yes you will have a big influx of new users.
The problem is that apps like Office, Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere, Catia, Autocad and others are not available because there aren't a big expression of users in the Linux ecosystem so software houses don't produce said apps, the users don't migrate because such apps don't exist, then the aren't a big expression of users in the Linux ecosystem... See were I go here.
I've been as stated in another post using dual boot Windows 10 / Fedora 30. It's true that currently I can say that almost a month before I can count by my right hand's fingers the times that I booted on Windows.
That times was basically only to play games. Yes steam is already supported on Linux, although not all games I own have a linux version. And no, I don't want to use Wine. I simply boot the Windows.
As I stated I will migrate progressively more and more to Linux but I still have lot's of ropes that tie me to the Windows Ecosystem. And mainly I miss Windows XP or Server 2003 (I was a MCSE for both). Simple, functional, no frills and powerful.
Had Microsoft release this OS now in Open Source GNU licence nowadays, and watching from what happened with Linux Distros and what users were able to accomplish, the sky would be the limit!
But that's the can of worms that I'm going to open, and that will for sure backfire...