A lot of people in my company have their laptop on with lid closed and they use external monitors. I, a Joe programmer, don't need a laptop to work and I guess

A lot of people in my company have their laptop on with lid closed and they use external monitors. I, a Joe programmer, don't need a laptop to work and I guess there are lot of people like me. So, if there's a desktop which is as small as a laptop, but more powerful and more ports (USB, display port, HDMI, DVI, VGA ...), cheaper than a laptop (because of no screen) and not very Linux unfriendly, I think it will sell.