100%. A similarly snarky corollary could be that Windows is not free, and Microsoft still shafts you regardless. From what I gather, is that if you'd like the l

100%. A similarly snarky corollary could be that Windows is not free, and Microsoft still shafts you regardless. From what I gather, is that if you'd like the least sucky UX while not leaving the designated path, Apple is the way to go. Otherwise, you're going to have "X Evenings". And even Apple land, despite the fame, is not without its weird incompatibilities, dongles, random issues and such. To me, a lot of the frustrations boiled down to familiarity. I used to be touchy around Linux, because it was weird to me all the time, switching from a decade plus of Windows experience. Whatever broke with Linux, it was a Linux problem, and whatever broke in Windows, it was a stupid computer problem. Do you see the bias? Now that I have the user experience, Linux issues are familiar, and whenever there's anything that's out of place, I know where to look, what to search. And Windows, with its penchant to reorganize the Control Panel every release, seems like a maze to me, where I get more frustrated at every turn. At the end of the day, it's pick your poison really.