One literally can't go through the day without reading news on GNU/Linux or one of the BSDs. The same cannot be said about Windows.
Sure, Linux & BSD are attention whores who don't have to worry about being backward compatible with 20 year old LOB apps.
They get an easy ride, which you can go along with. You shouldn't be naïve to think that there is anything inherently better about how they are developed.
You can have it quickly, good or cheap. Pick two.