It could be bad hardware, you are right. I doubt the issue is faulty hardware since the same parts work in Linux, but the ultimate point that it could be somet

It could be bad hardware, you are right. I doubt the issue is faulty hardware since the same parts work in Linux, but the ultimate point that it could be something else entirely and not Microsoft's fault is of course true. This is a forum though. We're here to talk and share our experiences and anecdotes. We don't have access to any real statistical data regarding the amount of bugs and issues that people experience with Windows. What we can do is collectively share what we have experienced because we enjoy talking about it, or we want to try and see if things are getting better or worse on average. I think you can get a reasonable view of how buggy / how many issues people are experiencing for a given product by the ratio positive posts / negative posts. I never had problems with Windows in the past. I now have a lot of problems with Windows. Take that however you will.