Thank you a lot for bringing very constructive contribution here. I feel well helped. I hope your attitude can bring a lot of people using linux and feel happy about it. Linux community is sure glad to have someone like you.
Yes! Everytime my UEFI (sorry previous posters: I have UEFI) set my boot order to Windows Boot manager after booting into Windows. Why is Windows so penetrant?
No, Windows still erases my linux entry and that get me on nerve. It bypass my refind boot manager and boots directly into Windows. I have to remove Windows drive to boot into refind again
But keep in mind Mint is a non rolling distro, it means you have to upgrade to a newer Version in a periodic time (like win XP to win vista). Rolling release distro (like Arch) doesnt have a Version.
So you like for example the president of usa to decide those money? He is democratically elected and his goverment is legitimized