"There is a real, almost religion-like defense of Windows." Likewise on Linux and macOS for that matter. Every aspect of IT have fans of varying degrees from "

"There is a real, almost religion-like defense of Windows." Likewise on Linux and macOS for that matter. Every aspect of IT have fans of varying degrees from "I use it as a tool" to "I can't imagine anyone using anything other than X". Fact of the matter is that people try these things with a very non-scientific mindset, as such they are strongly affected by confirmation-bias. So when they switch OS, they are likely talk about things they feel personally affect them, and there is no way you can disagree with them, because it is their personal perspective.