On the contrary. UNIX is freakin hard. The result of UNIX being so hard is that the technology quickly becomes the focus of one's day. When working in a UNIX environment, too large a percentage of one's day is spent on the command line rather than on the work. In my opinion, technology should be invisible, allowing my job, my desires, my intentions, to be the focus.
Technology is just a tool to serve an end.
The end is the important thing, not the tool. In the end, more often then not, I would rather just not bother. My time is more valuable than that. UNIX is so hard because it is so open. UNIX allows you, in fact forces you, to get deep into the guts of the computer and start mucking about.