You were just unlucky. This doesn't usually happen.

As for the broader question: it depends on what you want to do. If you're looking to do simple office stuff and web browsing, Linux is pretty much exactly like Windows and Mac OS (except you can't really use the desktop version of Microsoft Office).

Some things are easier – e.g. you can get most apps from Flathub or the included software manager, and the system will take care of keeping them up to date using the same update manager as the OS. Most customization is also easier on Linux, since more of it is built in.

Some things are harder – e.g. regardless of how obscure the app, it will usually install the same way in Windows: you download an installer and run it.

On Linux this can get very complicated with smaller and more obscure apps – to the point where you might have to e.g. set up a container with a specific distro, install older versions of dependencies in that container, modify a makefile, compile from source, and then edit some configuration files manually – all to do what you might accomplish by just running an installer in Windows.

...but that's unusual. It is an argument for testing out Linux somehow before committing fully to it (e.g. by dualbooting or running it in a VM) – just to see if you can get your vital software (or good alternatives) running.