Tuxedo makes some cool gear, but we shouldn't expect boutique manufacturers to fulfill the same quantity of sales necessary for consumer demand.
Like the 15" Tuxedo laptop is a perfect example of what I'm talking about about.
The reason we can get good prices on 12th gen Core I5's today, is because when that chip was new, it was produced at a huge scale to cover consumers and corporations. Those corporate contracts delivered longer support and replacement parts for other companies like Tuxedo to benefit from years later.
The success of X Elite today is what will determine mini PC and boutique prices in three years.
We need to be good educators to help consumers find these alternatives, but we can't pretend we're not tied to this market.
It's going to take YEARS still to make meaningful changes to consumer spending, and we can't progress if Linux machines consistently stay YEARS behind Windows offerings.
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