I've been using Linux and MacOS my entire life, with brief stints on windows when my job has required it. Every time I have to use Windows I'm gobsmacked at some of the design choices, bugs, lag, and anti-patterns.

You're absolutely right that it's mostly the same, you mostly use the same apps, you still use a mouse to interact with them, there's still a file system, etc. But when the experience is mostly the same it just makes the parts where they differ so much more frustrating in my experience.

Unfortunately my experiences trying to use Windows as a daily driver have been much like yours with Linux, I find myself messing around with stupid bullshit in a never ending cascade of settings menus, each more janky than the last, just trying to do simple things. It's unfortunate Windows has become so janky as I remember it working quite well back in the xp days.

All this is to say, I think at this point Linux is often as good as Windows (it does depend on the distro, tons of bad ones out there), but familiarity is king. I've spent decades using all three operating systems, and have mainlined Linux since 2023, so that's just what I'm most familiar with now.

I've lost track of what we were originally talking about, but yeah. They're all good enough just use whatever you're comfortable with and don't overthink it I guess 🤷