Some programs only run on Windows, this isn't a new problem. Personally, the only reason I have a Windows installation on my desktop is because Ableton doesn't run (well) via Wine, so not a lot of options really.

This. DAW support in Linux has always been kind of rough. It's slowly getting better though with stuff like Bitwig and Reaper.

Most people in big companies are stuck with Windows. But WSL2 is really amazing, even if a workaround in idea.

At least he's not stuck on MacOS