Re: Linux Mint is free
complicated, confusing, and difficult. And that's just email
As far as I know, the email system built into recent releases of Windows isn't complicated, confusing, and difficult. It's non-existent.
Some Windows users may pay for a local copy of Outlook, but I suspect most simply use some kind of webmail site. And that's the same whether your browser is running on Windows, Linux, MacOS or other fine operating system.
It's odd that people who allege Linux is difficult to use seem to have managed primitive versions of Windows without issue. And many are quite happy to use MacOS, which has far more in common with Linux than Windows.