Windows tends to be a black box. It works or not. Your options to fix a bad Windows install are usually reinstalling or hoping the next update fixes it..

However, on average Windows has less issues with compatibility, particularly on newer hardware. I had a laptop that had a brand new chip, and I pre ordered it so it arrived before the Linux support did.

I could never get Linux to work correctly. It eventually failed for unrelated reasons.

You have to test Linux on your hardware the day you get it. Some laptops will never work with Linux. You can argue the hardware oems are to blame, but that doesn't fix anything.

I'm actually hoping to get a really cheap used Thinkpad soon and experiment with Nix.