Windows doesn't "just work"
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Why is what you're saying about Linux any different from what I'm saying about windows? Once you get to network it's straightforward and a non issue.
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Right, that's exactly my point. There's no argument to be made about Linux "not being ready" in terms of hardware support because in the worst case scenario it's not any worse than Windows, and those worst case scenarios are few and far between.
Now, in terms of software parity, sure. There's quite a bit of stuff that won't run on Wine yet and doesn't have alternatives, but this discussion was purely about hardware support and that's solid nowadays.
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people who install Windows on their Steam Deck?
I see this way too often, nearly half of the 2nd hand Decks sold here have Windows
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I had to set up an app on Wine + macOS, the app spawns bg processes that have a window (on Wine, not on Windows) for some reason and each time that happens the main window app loses focus. Couldn't solve it. On Linux + Plasma Wayland the problem is inverse ie. even the main window doesn't have an icon on taskbar, if you minimize it you can restore with only Alt + Tab.
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Now imagine Linux with
mitigations=off -
BCM4360 doesn't work reliably for me even to this day
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That's the thing, though. I don't have to turn off mitigations on Linux. And I don't even think it's possible to disable the very same mitigations in Windows - Windows itself is just a super inconsistent platform for software benchmarking.
In fact, whenever I've found benchmarks it's not that much of a benefit, especially as the mitigations get more optimised with time.
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will only work on specific arm computers anyway.
For now.