Linux is the BEST OS for general use. What you all describe is specialized use (NLE's, Adobe CS, etc), and for that Windows will be better since the FOSS alternatives, like Gimp, KDEnlive, etc. are less feature-complete. For general use, Linux is simple, works out of the box, has a free app store, and is completely virus-free (and all other kinds of free). Windows - with its bizarre menu structure, two sets of interfaces, etc. - is 10 times more complex for new users than a Gnome-based distro like Ubuntu Gnome, with its simplified menus and rock-solid base. I've installed Mint or Ubuntu Gnome on novice users' laptops, and they've all thanked me.
Also, If you don't have weird setups, shiny new hardware without kernel support (yet) or were tempted to try something advanced like Arch Linux, I'm curious what you're spending ages on the command line for.
That said, Windows 10 looks pretty good, and I think Microsoft's direction under Satya Nadella looks really promising. I'm tempted to try dual boot.