Most people who use anything other then windows for work will still use the best software for the job. Most of the advances made for it may likely also work on other distros.
I imagine this just provides a additional option that can freely be distributed and supported with european standards.
It also has potential to be used in schools moving people away from dependency on Microsoft.
I dont know i have been waiting for some nerd to build a wand vr controller or magic controller rings because just the premise alone tickets my fantasies.
Impractical maybe, i just want someone to try and publish results.