What's missing in this analogy though is that computers need to run an Operating system. When building your own system (and running Windows), you can be pretty

What's missing in this analogy though is that computers need to run an Operating system. When building your own system (and running Windows), you can be pretty sure that windows will work without issues. With linux though, it's more of a gamble, which is why a vendor that tests/pre-configures/supports linux can be appealing