[AnthonyMouse]

If the PC store downtown is staffed by nerds, they'll be able to fix Linux problems just as well. If they're staffed by corporate "sales associates" the only problem they're capable of resolving is if your wallet is too heavy.

[pjmlp]

If PC Stores would be staffed by nerds, the Year Linux Desktop meme would not have been sorted out with WSL and Virtualization Framework.

[AnthonyMouse]

WSL is how Microsoft gets corporate software developers to tolerate Windows after being forced to use it by their employer. It provides nothing to home users who want the ads out of the start menu.

[pjmlp]

You mean the same that develop games that Linux can only enjoy via Proton?