I've always wondered what stops MS for making it easier for Linux to be installed on their products. There will always be a class of people who will stick with

I've always wondered what stops MS for making it easier for Linux to be installed on their products. There will always be a class of people who will stick with Windows and they don't/won't care about Linux compatibility anyway. So nothing to lose there. Then there is the un-captured "technical/Linux user" segment to whom they can sell Surface so thats more devices sold. Unless they are making a loss on the device just to push Windows - even then, at least this segment would appreciate the quality of the device (and this segment tends to care about/be more loyal to quality) which is the kind of impression you want to make on people. If nothing else, that is a good to have thing for future devices.