I don't understand this behavior

In a module, I have the following function snippet:

function Get-InstalledSoftware {
 
	[CmdletBinding()]
	param (
		[string[]]$Name,
		[string[]]$Publisher,
		[string[]]$Computername = 'localhost'
	)
	begin {
		Write-Verbose "Initiating the $($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name) function…";
		if ($Name) {
			## Allow asterisks in cmdlet but WQL requires percentage
			$Operator = @{ $true = 'LIKE'; $false = '=' }[$Name -match '\*']
			$Name = $Name | foreach { $_.Replace('*', '%') }
			$WhereQuery += "(ARPDisplayName $Operator '$($Name -join "' OR ARPDisplayName $Operator '")') "
		}
 
	}
}

I am passing the strings 'name*' and 'name' to the $Name param and $Operator is always null. I can recreate this in the console and it works as expected. If $Name has a * in it, $Operator is LIKE. If $name doesn't have a * in it, $Operator is =.

Can anyone shed some light on this?