Windows is not really just a gaming OS, at least after WSL was launched.
Development experience using Windows Terminal + WSL has been pretty great when I did it 3 years ago - I can only imagine it being better today.
Also note that the cost of Windows machines is half the price of their Mac counterparts, even with the specs doubled.
For many folks Windows is an all-round multipurpose platform (gaming included) and they wouldn't want to invest in other machines just for doing development work, so they stick to it as their main OS. Yes we know of the horrible bloat, tracking and privacy invasion that the OS does to us, but many people tend to just ignore it and move on.
Also note that the cost of Windows machines is half the price of their Mac counterparts, even with the specs doubled.
For many folks Windows is an all-round multipurpose platform (gaming included) and they wouldn't want to invest in other machines just for doing development work, so they stick to it as their main OS. Yes we know of the horrible bloat, tracking and privacy invasion that the OS does to us, but many people tend to just ignore it and move on.