As a software designer/programmer/etc I know of no one who loves Windoze in any edition. Some folks like it better than other folks, some use it as a necessity only. Windoze is overweight, slow, requires massive memory to run, and of course is highly vulnerable to bad guys. Most versions of Linux run faster in half of the RAM and with fewer hardware requirements. I have two linux systems running with 4Gb RAM which is 1/4 the recommended RAM for Windoze. And yes they use full graphical interfaces.
Most mainstream apps that run on windows also provide linux versions that run exactly the same as their Windoze variant.
I remember when my son switched from a Windoze laptop to an Apple notebook. He almost did not believe me when I told him that Apple OS was a linux variant.
Well, to be fair. Mach is based/inspired by BSD, not Linux.
Probably a more exact way to put it though. Tech evolution gets complicated.
Hear Hear... And the payoff is incredible reliability after you make the switch Linux. It just keeps going and going and going even with updates turned off. Windows is a constant state of breakdowns and damage control. I am right now on an older machine with Mint 18.3 that was installed over eight years ago, has never been updated, and it still runs like it is a brand new install.
Tux rules... :)