I am not sure what are you talking about: Windows laptops had the same hardware and similar gestures since, at least, 2013. The vast majority of Windows laptops don't have buttons on touchpad (the Thinkpad in this thread actually does but those are buttons to be used with the "touchpoint", the antique IBM control with the red "pimple" in the middle of the keyboard, the touchpad itself supports the standard Windows Precision gestures so buttons are not needed). Using a Windows laptop at home and a Mac at work I see no difference in touchpad performance, except that Windows gesture for selection is easier to pull off than the Mac's but this could be just my preference as I mostly use Mac with a mouse anyways.