[cesarb]

> Conversely windows, just got a USB stick in the drawer I can boot off.

It goes further than that, on many motherboards even a failed firmware update can be fixed through a random USB stick from the drawer, you just need the right BIOS file to put in it.

[Clamchop]

And some motherboards even have a backup BIOS if one of them becomes deranged. Now that's luxury.