It is true not all laptops work with Linux. But a noob can't reinstall windows and resetup his apps in 15 minutes either. A fair comparison is to give a setup

It is true not all laptops work with Linux. But a noob can't reinstall windows and resetup his apps in 15 minutes either. A fair comparison is to give a setup Linux and a setup Windows and have them install the apps they need like browser, video player, printer etc. If you are a developer(in general not Windows apps only) you have a much better experience installing compilers,servers on Linux.