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Linux has changed a lot.  I put PClinuxOS on my mum's laptop and she has found it works much better than windows XP.  She has very little technical knowledge and I used to get phone calls when something went wrong but that hasn't happened since putting linux on her computer.  I am typing this on my netbook using jolicloud1.1.  It updates everything automatically and uses an apps system for really simple program installation.  I'm sure there are other versions of linux that are just as easy to use.  I use windows 7 on my main computer but my next one will have a bigger hard drive and I will dual boot it with linux.

Modern desktop distros such as Ubuntu are very easy to install and maintain. Plugins are downloaded automatically, you have a huge free software depository available from where you install programs with one click, updates are automatic as well. You don't have to worry about disk defragmentation, and most viruses don't affect Linux. Since I don't use raw, the Gimp, and some other programs such as showphoto and krita meet my needs. I have set up Linux for my kids and teens and do just fine on it. I still have an old Windows partition but rarely use it.