[onyxringer]

Honest question. Is this unusual?

[mjg59]

For ARM laptops intended to run Windows? Yes. Vendors can abstract away portions of their hardware design behind a HAL module that Windows will use in a way that can't be done on x86, and if the vendor doesn't make an effort to get code into upstream Linux then it simply won't boot. The ARM world is much more loosely defined than the x86 world. The vast majority of x86 laptops will largely work with a modern kernel.

[adastra22]

For Windows laptops, yes. Lenovo, System76, Framework et al are generally well supported out of the box.

[usr1106]

Do those have any ARM devices to offer? The question was about ARM particularly. Of course Intel runs Linux, apart from some peripherals.

(Honest question, have not bought a computer for ages and not followed the market)

[robotnikman]

Unfortunately yes