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Entitled? There's certainly some of that among Linux users, and there's definitely a lot of that among Windows users as well (not sure on percentages of each). However, it doesn't fit me at all.
I used Linux before Steam released their client for it, so I just limited myself to the games that did work (Minecraft, Dwarf Fortress, and later Factorio; some Starcraft and League of Legends in WINE). When Steam came, I suddenly had a lot more options, and then later they released Proton and I had way more choices.
If Steam never came to Linux, I'd still be playing the few games that work properly. I use my computer primarily for other stuff, and games are just something I do for fun. If games aren't there, I do other stuff for fun.
So if a platform makes it easy to play games, I'll give them money. If they don't, I'll avoid them. It's really as simple as that. I don't feel entitled to GOG or EGS porting their clients to Linux, but I'm not going to use their service until they do.