Yes seriously. I wanted more control in the mid 1990s and happily made the jump. Now you can buy machines with Linux /preinstalled/ and /supported/.
99.9% of what you use the computer for is online and websites work great on Linux. Seriously, it's one of the best times in my life to have a computer in my control.
I've never had to make fewer sacrifices to run what I like than today.
Even the phone scene is starting to look like it's going to be opening up in the next few years.