> On the other hand, a Windows user is trained not to report bugs
Decades of dealing with open source projects hasn't been much better in my experience. I don't usually bother to submit bug reports because my experience is that they'll be ignored for a few years and then closed unceremoniously.
That depends. I've dealt with open source products where I've submitted a bug report, submitted a bit of code, had the developer say that the patch wouldn't work for a good reason, then push out a proper fix nearly immediately. On the other hand, I have heard many stories that reflect yours. I suspect the size of the user base is a major contributor. Popular projects have many people submitting "bugs" that are little more than low priority (to the developer) feature requests.
Decades of dealing with open source projects hasn't been much better in my experience. I don't usually bother to submit bug reports because my experience is that they'll be ignored for a few years and then closed unceremoniously.