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It doesn't really matter if they disguise themselves as x360 or not, they are using the same tech 99% of the time.
Steam also has large incentive to put their own driver in the kernel. Why would xbox do such things? Most people use Windows.
Sure, yet there are plenty of devices that still require updated drivers. You still need to keep drivers updated for a lot of devices. Some devices are simple and do not need updates. That doesn't mean an interface to manage them is unneeded because the bulk of drivers don't need it. There are still plenty that do.
"fringe" like game controllers or video cards. Which each competing OS has in a GUI... K. Fringe I guess.