It does on Linux, where there's no stable ABI for drivers to use, right? Yes, that's a design decision on Linux's part, but it's one that seems to be working out just fine for PCs.
But that's less than 10% of the market. The rest doesn't have those problems either, despite having almost entirely proprietary drivers. Therefore it's not the propreitary drivers that are the issue.
Given the set of design decisions Linux has made, and assuming the Linux driver development model isn't going to change to accommodate manufacturers that want to keep their source to themselves, the proprietary drivers are part of the issue here. (The other part is manufacturers not working with the Linux community on upstreaming their drivers, even when there are free drivers.)
Yes, a stable interface is another potential solution. It's unlikely to happen[0], but it would solve the issue.
