I cannot improve on this answer, totally nailed it. I would like to emphasize the fact that I can get a windows machine and run WSL on it, and not get a bunch

I cannot improve on this answer, totally nailed it. I would like to emphasize the fact that I can get a windows machine and run WSL on it, and not get a bunch of eye-rolls from my IT director. Additionally: Linux laptops are pretty OK, but Windows power profiles and power management make battery life on a windows machine MUCH better.