I feel like recent windows versions aren't that stable either though. There are times (for example one particular Bluetooth speaker) where I reboot into Linux to get things working... Pair that with the horror that is Windows update and I am not sure if Windows is less pain for the average user.

But there are definitely things were Linux is hit or miss (ime):

- video drivers (integrated graphics work well for me) - integrated SD card readers

But if you don't have too fancy hardware requirements I think Linux can be OK.