I guess the UX is really subjective. I just switched to macOS from Windows (to be fair my first computer I owned was a PowerBook G4, so it wasn't completely new

I guess the UX is really subjective. I just switched to macOS from Windows (to be fair my first computer I owned was a PowerBook G4, so it wasn't completely new to it) and so far I prefer to UX to Windows. The virtual desktops and full screen mode combined with separate program and window switching shortcuts were really easy to get used to and it feels a lot better to use than Windows. The M1 SoC is also a lot faster than anything I've used on Windows laptops in the last few years. On my old Windows laptop I had the same experience as you on macOS. The settings app sometimes taking ages to load and freeze randomly when installing updates. If I am honest they all suck in different ways (or sometimes the same ways) and most people will be happy with any of them. Of course some people have software that require a certain OS but I guess that's the minority. The biggest advantages of Windows and macOS are Microsoft Office, Adobe Products and the bigger user base. But the first two matter way less because everything is a web app today.