I love the blunt title of "... for Windows 10 Exiles", though I wonder if it will rub people the right or wrong way when reading it.
Now, don’t get me wrong, but all the hype around the so-called “apocalyptic” October 14 feels a little overblown.
I agree somewhat - the date itself is not that big of a deal, as it's just a date that Microsoft has set in order to have a spesific time to keep as a reference for when they have their last support push for Windows 10:
Windows 10 will reach the end of support on October 14, 2025. At this point technical assistance, feature updates and security updates will no longer be provided.
This doesn't mean that it will immediately be defunct or a serious security risk. But from this point on, the more time that passes, the higher is the likelyhood of security holes being found (and used), that will not be patched.
Windows 11 has proven itself to have - a - lot - of - anti-features. Being forced to choose between having to deal with those, or change the entire system which you've grown so very used to, can be a rather difficult decision for many. KDE trying to ease the transition I think is appreciated by many who find themselves stuck in this choice. Or at least to give Linux a try.
I'd say Linux Mint, ZorinOS, and Manjaro Linux are all viable options for Windows users who want an easy transition. Although I don't think any distro will ever be considered a "plug-and-play" experience. There are varying degrees of user-friendliness, but if one wants user-friendliness like not having to do root/sudo actions even once, I think one might be better off with MacOS..? Though from what I've heard, the main reason Windows users are looking towards Linux and not MacOS is exactly because of the ability to customize more than just the wallpaper (and also the entire boycott US movement).