I just this winter got a new computer - with Windows 8, soon to be Windows 8.1.
I don't think the older version of EQ I have will run on this newer platform, so expect I'll have to buy up. I do still have the EQ windows XP version on my old computer.
The point of this is to say I think the EQ product is fairly easy to learn especially with the newer versions having the video learning included in them. Just make sure what you get you can use on your computer ... or future computer.
Also, many LQS's have EQ classes available down here.