I suspect that the unspoken bit here is that hardware qualification is extremely important. On the desktop, Linux is an afterthought for the vast majority of c

I suspect that the unspoken bit here is that hardware qualification is extremely important. On the desktop, Linux is an afterthought for the vast majority of consumer hardware vendors. Many Linux desktop users run configurations which could generously be called “alpha”. With MS windows, this burden is shouldered by every hardware manufacturer. It’s nonsensical to release a peripheral which doesn’t work on windows. Laptop/desktop makers then qualify common applications to make sure everything works as expected. If any of the above doesn’t work out, then MS will get a call, or the hardware vendor.