Note: I haven't touched one of these. This is based on things I've read on the internet. They looked attractive: - PC's based on an ARM processor that was kind of like Apple's - higher performance that x86, especially in computation per Watt. - a liklihood of being open since they were aimed at Windows - a liklihood of lower prices since multiple manufacturers can make PCs based on the processor So far, I'm tentatively disappointed: - full(?) Linux support is six months away. Support will be from Qualcomm. That doesn't really sound open. And who knows how long six months really is. - first reports (from the Windows world) is that real performance isn't what was promised. Apparently, at full throttle, these burn a lot of power. - the cost is in the same ballpark as Apple computers. - Qualcomm or Microsoft has not provided developers the tools to build software for the platform. - Intel and AMD are moving forward so any Qualcomm advantage may be narrowing. Oh, and "Recall", the centerpiece of Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs (the branding currently limited to Qualcomm-based products), seems to be a pretty bad security nightmare.