The *nix and DevTooling community is better for MacOS compared to Windows, and a large portion of the software industry is iOS native apps, which requires a Mac to develop on.
As for "a large portion of the software industry is iOS native apps"... How about plugging in some assumptions here and then multiplying them together:
1. Mobile app share of total software development. 30%
2. iOS share versus Android: 30%
3. What % of iOS app dev is native apps? 40%
My assumptions here give something like 4%. You should put whatever numbers you feel are right here, and I'm pretty sure it won't be close to "a large portion".
Furthermore from an app market perspective, Apple's App Store saw around $140-150B in spending in 2025 versus $60-65B in spending on Google Play during the same time period [0].
As such, procurement teams coalesced around purchasing MacBooks because it opened the most doors.
> WSL gives a pretty great Linux dev experience under Windows
It's decent, but the a major blocker for enterprises adopting WSL is it's unsupported by most XDR tools, making it a no-go from a risk/audit perspective.
I can't speak for WSL's developer experience, but the fact that I know L64+ employees at MS using "the Scottish laptop" is telling.
I don't know anything about mobile share of overall SW development.