It's even more damning when you realize the Windows stage 1 installation process is essentially unchanged since Vista. The Linux people had nearly 20 years to straighten this out.
Installing Ubuntu bricked a Samsung laptop I had some years back. Never again.
Some buggy uefis can actually get bricked when clearing or writing to the wrong efivars. But blaming anything but the hardware manufacturer for is misguided to say the least.
For me, at this point in my history of installing Linux, this is about as unsurprising as it gets. You've had an incredibly lucky history in this regard (or perhaps are younger than I am by 5-10 years).
Installing Ubuntu bricked a Samsung laptop I had some years back. Never again.