At the end of the day, it doesn't matter to the end user whether it is due to the OS maker or the hardware manufacturer. That distinction would only matter if

At the end of the day, it doesn't matter to the end user whether it is due to the OS maker or the hardware manufacturer. That distinction would only matter if the comparison was limited to Windows laptops only, because that would establish a baseline that is the same for every single option. Some people want nothing to do with any OS outside of Windows, and that't their choice, nothing wrong with that. Once Windows-only limitation is gone, that distinction becomes kinda pointless.