Anecdotally, I do have to regularly support Windows systems that are a horrible mess, the difference being that Windows users are expecting this and while they

Anecdotally, I do have to regularly support Windows systems that are a horrible mess, the difference being that Windows users are expecting this and while they may curse Windows, it's just another case of 'it acting up again' and this is so common that is not even a major point against it anymore. As for macOS, just search for 'catalina' here on HN and you'd find endless complaints. Not saying Linux doesn't have problems, but it does seem like its proprietary competitors are given a lot more slack.