Good Day,
I am not rich either.
I hear everywhere that wine is instable and is not free.
I am telling him to stick with windows, not buy it, as it is very expensive.
Yes, I myself would prefer not to run so many security programs to help secure windows.
I am appealing to all ends here, as I do not know what type of user he is, Linux is famous to Power Users, if he is a Power User, sure, Linux is good for him.
The speed of his computer also plays a role in this decision, only if his computer is in the hundreds of Megahurtz like mine.
pm me dude...