Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599

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So at this price point, there’s basically no reason to ever buy a Windows PC at all.
Sure there is, so you can put Linux on it!
There’s no reason for the average person to ever buy another windows device
Average people still game. And Linux is improving rapidly. Apple isn’t.
That doesnt mean the average person can just use Linux, you cant even buy a laptop with Linux from a standard store that people typically look for laptops in (like Amazon or best buy). If you have to convince people to go to a separate website, manually enter their card details, and pay a shipping fee of $116 along with import fees (yes this is a bit more specific to Tuxedo but my point stands). Regardless of which Linux brand you buy it typically takes 3-5 weeks for shipping. Meanwhile across the board the base price of Linux laptops are always higher than Windows devices (some OEMs like Lenovo hide this by giving a $100 discount but when you consider that Linux is generally only an option for custom orders the total cost is still higher than a non custom standard windows laptop).
There are quite a few listings for Linux computers on amazon now, granted most of them are in the premium range, >here is one in the mid range of prices with comparable specs to the new macbook
Amazon.com: Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Linux Laptop, 15.6" FHD Touchscreen Laptop, 8-Core AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Keypad, SD Card Reader, Stylus Pen + External Portable SSD + USB Hub, Linux Ubuntu OS : Electronics

Amazon.com: Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Linux Laptop, 15.6" FHD Touchscreen Laptop, 8-Core AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Keypad, SD Card Reader, Stylus Pen + External Portable SSD + USB Hub, Linux Ubuntu OS : Electronics

The amount is so insignificant that when filtering by OS it doesn’t even show up
That’s just because amazon doesn’t tag it correctly, there were easily 5 models when you just had Linux as a search term. And I also disagree that variety is necessary for laptop listings to be considered viable, it’s not like non technical people are even looking at specs anyway.
Non technical people also aren’t going out of their way to purchase Linux devices