Don't forget WSL.

Step 1: "Why do I need to run Linux? I already have it in Windows"

Step 2: "Oh, and now this software runs better on WSL or requires WSL to work properly"

WSL seems like a variation of the Embrace, Extend, Extinguish tactic Microsoft has used in the past. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extingu...

Can you explain what you mean when you say that it's the "only working desktop OS I am aware of"