I get all that, but your last line resonates most with me.
> My very proprietary Chromebook updates painlessly.
This is how my experience is with Windows. It's painless. Zero issues. It operates exactly as I expect, and I have no problems.
Besides, running Linux distros came with the veritable cavalcade of revolving "Why won't this basic thing work?" -> "Maybe this forum post from 3 years ago will help" -> "Okay now my mouse won't move." -> "Better reinstall the OS to get things working again" -> "Why won't this basic thing work?" and so on. Ubuntu is probably, to me, the experience you feel you're having with Windows.
Linux desktops feel like a hobby unto themselves, which may be fine for some, but is not what interests me.
> My very proprietary Chromebook updates painlessly.
This is how my experience is with Windows. It's painless. Zero issues. It operates exactly as I expect, and I have no problems.
Besides, running Linux distros came with the veritable cavalcade of revolving "Why won't this basic thing work?" -> "Maybe this forum post from 3 years ago will help" -> "Okay now my mouse won't move." -> "Better reinstall the OS to get things working again" -> "Why won't this basic thing work?" and so on. Ubuntu is probably, to me, the experience you feel you're having with Windows.
Linux desktops feel like a hobby unto themselves, which may be fine for some, but is not what interests me.