The ability to install the connector on a Linux server for use with legacy printers would be nice. In cloud-only environments, there are no servers on-premise or always-on PCs to install the connecto...
Insisting on a windows license for this is ludicrous and just shows how out of touch Microsoft is with SMB even after decades of trying to break into the sector.
You run SQL Server on Linux in a docker container, you should be able to run this as well.
ARM or Raspberry Pi or even a small VM would all be suitable places to run this low footprint but essential piece of glue.
it is the only remaining component that stop a lot of organisations from going 100% cloud.