This seems perfectly reasonable, and this is for me also part of the reason I'm using linux. I do however still sympatise with devs and users that simply aren'

This seems perfectly reasonable, and this is for me also part of the reason I'm using linux. I do however still sympatise with devs and users that simply aren't comfortable making the switch because of these "excuses". I think their position of staying with proprietary software is also perfectly valid- although as you point out, this doesn't help the greater good.