> It feels like they're trying too many things at once instead of doubling down on making the world's best Linux laptop.
One of the problems is probably that "the world's best Linux laptop" on its own is probably quite hard to build a viable business on. The demand is relatively small, and there's quite a lot of competition – not just from other Linux-only vendors like System76 but also just "mainstream" laptops you can buy everywhere – my cheap Acer runs Linux quite well.
It also doesn't help that Purism 14 gives me a 4-year old CPU for $1370, which is ... not great, especially when System76 gives me 2023 CPU for $200 less.
One of the problems is probably that "the world's best Linux laptop" on its own is probably quite hard to build a viable business on. The demand is relatively small, and there's quite a lot of competition – not just from other Linux-only vendors like System76 but also just "mainstream" laptops you can buy everywhere – my cheap Acer runs Linux quite well.
It also doesn't help that Purism 14 gives me a 4-year old CPU for $1370, which is ... not great, especially when System76 gives me 2023 CPU for $200 less.