>Windows is an ugly pain in the butt to create install media for (when you're not on the native OS)
That sounds like a Linux problem, not a Windows problem. Windows can create Linux boot USBs just fine.
>Maybe more so since it's less likely to ship network drivers for random wifi gear and lan connections.
Eh. IME the opposite is true. I've never seen Windows not recognize a network card, but I've on occasion had to manually install drivers for Debian for a plug-in NIC, but that years ago, now. On the other hand, very occasionally Windows needs to be spoon-fed drivers for a storage controller during installation.
That sounds like a Linux problem, not a Windows problem. Windows can create Linux boot USBs just fine.
>Maybe more so since it's less likely to ship network drivers for random wifi gear and lan connections.
Eh. IME the opposite is true. I've never seen Windows not recognize a network card, but I've on occasion had to manually install drivers for Debian for a plug-in NIC, but that years ago, now. On the other hand, very occasionally Windows needs to be spoon-fed drivers for a storage controller during installation.