For lack of a better response, as a customer I'd like to tell them to fuck off because both are terrible user experiences. It's like wading through trash.

Telling them to fuck off means using linux. It's a hard step at first, but I highly recommend giving it a shot.

After learning the basics, I can't go back to windows anymore because I know how a proper OS works and can see how terrible windows actually is as an operating system, not just in terms of user experience. That alone keeps me motivated to push through any difficulties I face with linux.

Or a Mac.

This is a very good thing for Linux on desktop. I wish MS was way more aggressive here, hopefully it's just the begining.

It's not. The huge majority of users simply doesn't care.