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Why not start Linux now so when you're forced to occasionally fall back as you develop your new workflow you can?
To answer your actual question, lack of support is, practically, the loss of updates that fix current problems and the shift of software support. A rotting house is still a shelter, just with more bugs.
Dont shell out for enterprise, check out KMS bypasses for enterprise install, theyre quite effective.
Seconding this, please do NOT give microsoft any money. I have (cracked) W10 LTSC on my desktop which supposedly will be supported through 2027, that should buy you enough time to get more comfortable with Linux before switching completely