The challenge with Linux on the desktop is achieving a seamlessly integrated between drivers, software and hardware. Achieving even parity with OSX is a tall ask and likely extremely challenging, but I'm certainly rooting for them. Trying to install vanilla Windows and Ubuntu the other day on my desktop reminded me how much of a challenge playing the driver hockey game was. I eventually settled on a stable configuration (thank goodness), but it really dawned on me how much more I would have paid for something that worked perfectly out of box and remained working perfectly out of the box. My time is valuable! If I get an OSX laptop, I know I can rely on certain foundational things working without any tweaking which I _could_ do but would really rather avoid.

Thinkpad on mobile system 76 on desktop.

You've got a point! I haven't tried a system 76 yet, but I have nothing but respect for them. To be honest, I wish they'd more aggressively compete for mindshare in the professional market than OSX -- imagine what the world would be like if the default startup/bigco laptop were a system76.

Beyond that, for the desktop at least, I didn't realize how competitive they were on cost -- wow! I'm not sure why, but it looks like I can't configure it in a 4GPU configuration. If I could, while there would be a price premium over what I paid for my devbox, I think it could be worthwhile given the polish.