Marketing (Score 0)

Plain and simple. It has nothing to do with the OS. Hell I spent hours trying to get X-wing to work on a crappy 486 box back in the day, and if a game is fun enough, I'd do it again. Microsoft has marketed an OS to the public that gives them the idea only Windows can give you an easy solution to gaming. Pop a CD in and boom your off running. All the flavor's of Linux haven't gone to the extreme that Microsoft has in making their OS seem gamer-friendly. The author IMO has been well trained by the Microsoft Marketing team, and must be applauded for their fine work.