I think it scales perfectly well, which is why it's kinda normal to have a couple thousand software packages from different vendors in a Linux system, while it

I think it scales perfectly well, which is why it's kinda normal to have a couple thousand software packages from different vendors in a Linux system, while it is rare to have more than a couple hundred on a Windows. There is also this huge tendency for everything to become a "software suite" which tries to do everything and the kitchen sink in Windows and app store OSes while you can still find "do one thing" packages in distros.