> Why can't a company produce more affordable laptops for casual users? Say at twice the price of Raspberry Pi, comparatively smaller hardware specs and with li

> Why can't a company produce more affordable laptops for casual users? Say at twice the price of Raspberry Pi, comparatively smaller hardware specs and with lightweight (light speed) distros preinstalled with all essential software. The margin on Windows PCs are already extremely thin, and this even with the Windows license being essentially free (as it is for large OEMs; the license is a handful of bucks at most). Doing the same with Linux also means you now have to invest hundreds of thousands solving the many issues with Linux distros, mainly usability, the disastrous user experience, etc. And even then, assuming you solve this, what software would people run on there? There just isn't anything to install besides a web browser; and if you just want a web browser you might as well just make Chromebooks or Android tablets. TLDR there just isn't a market for it. Most people are happy with Windows and those who aren't use Mac. The remaining 1% who needs Linux knows how to install it and doesn't need to buy your laptop.