Oh please, that's absurd. I probably spend 2-3 hours per year cumulatively on system maintenance tasks, and the rest of the time I get my work and play done.
> Spending more time on forums defending their 'right choice' that doing actual work
Pretty sure that's what you're doing right now. I don't think Linux is right for everyone, but your criticisms don't make sense. You're not even criticizing the platform itself, you're making up weird things about the people who use it, which kinda says a lot about you right there.
> Let's move on.
Been there, done that, moved on from Windows, never looking back.
Microsoft and Apple have invested millions into design so it's not unreasonable that users of FOSS might like some of the design decisions made by those companies. That doesn't make FOSS users "fanatics", that makes them "pragmatic".
> Spending more time on forums defending their 'right choice' that doing actual work
Isn't that literally what you're doing right now?
> and then taking 2-3 hours per week to perfect their desktop with the perfect background and then post it on some Linux community site.
Now you're just being argumentative for the sake of it
> Been there done that. Windows just works. Let's move on.
As posted elsewhere, "just works" will differ depending on the individual and their requirements. Assuming what works for you is universal for everyone is the kind of delusional take that will get you pegged as a fanboy.
Have you ever met a Linux user in person?
I ask you because most Linux users I know just run whatever came with their distro and, when unhappy, change distro. I'm running both Fedora and Ubuntu and I'm quite happy with both. The biggest change was to use the Gnome wallpaper because I didn't really like the Ubuntu one. My Fedora laptop is mostly vanilla.
> Spending more time on forums defending their 'right choice' that doing actual work ;)
We just like to correct people who write some baseless criticism and attacks on our professional attitudes, because, you know, these kind of comment is not really nice. Or professional. Or even correct.
> Been there done that. Windows just works. Let's move on.
Been there, done that, Linux just works better, and keeps working. Let's move on.
As a Linux user, I've never done that. Any kinds of obsessions are useless. I'm concentrated on performance and efficiency, and I find Linux environment perfect for my needs, extremely rich and flexible. Someone might say the same about their Windows box - and that's perfectly fine, fortunately everybody is free to use what they want - let's leave OS wars to people who enjoy having this kind of argument.
Like, you know, a Mac.
BTW, there's something to be said about how sensible Windows defaults are. I'm not really liking the start menu moving to the middle of the dock.