I've been on both Windows and Ubuntu for a while. I'd say Ubuntu has a ton more issues and requires a ton more initial configuration to behave "normally".
I don't even remember the last time Windows got in my way, in fact.
I don't even remember the last time Windows got in my way, in fact.
But no matter how much work you put into your Windows install it will be just as slow/fast, uncustomizable, and unoptimizable as it was out of the box.