Sorry, I wasn't trying to play cliche bingo as you so eloquently put it, nor was I attempting to start a religious war - because I don't honestly feel there is a religious war worth having. I think there's plenty of room in the market for Linux, and I think it deserves to be there. Desktop just needs its awkward corners knocked off and polished up a bit.
...and yes, I have programmed in C in my 20 year programming career - albeit closer to the beginning end of it than the present end of it... that doesn't make Linux any more user friendly.
...also, I never said I hate Linux, I don't hate it at all. I am just finding it remarkably frustrating as I don't find that anything is easily discoverable without a ton of digging and reading reams of information and blog posts - if, indeed, you can find the relevant items. If I hated it, I wouldn't be on my 4th distro in 2 months, I'd have given up and gone back to Windows... or bought myself a Mac.
...and yes, I have programmed in C in my 20 year programming career - albeit closer to the beginning end of it than the present end of it... that doesn't make Linux any more user friendly.
...also, I never said I hate Linux, I don't hate it at all. I am just finding it remarkably frustrating as I don't find that anything is easily discoverable without a ton of digging and reading reams of information and blog posts - if, indeed, you can find the relevant items. If I hated it, I wouldn't be on my 4th distro in 2 months, I'd have given up and gone back to Windows... or bought myself a Mac.