I'd agree if we were talking about desktop machines, which are basically a box around a GPU, CPU, and some networking. The situation there is infinitely better than on the M1 Mac Mini.

But if I go and buy a random Windows _laptop_ and try to slap Linux on it, I might have all sorts of issues with the trackpad, webcam, fingerprint sensors, never mind sleep/wake.

That's why Linux laptop vendors are a thing and deserve our praise (just like the companies you've mentioned)! All I'm saying is that Apple is hardly the only company left that doesn't actively support Linux.