I don't know about "great software" as I don't belive great software exists, I do believe that
potentially great software exists however . . .
I am obviously one lucky camper insofar as I have installed various types of Linux on all sorts of machines
a good 500 times I have NEVER encountered a problem.
Now the dozen times I have had anything to do with Windows over the last 25 years I have always
got myself in one sort of trouble or another.
I have never had a problem with Macintosh, RISCOS, HaikuOS, DOS or MOS either.