I saw a Surface laptop at Costco last weekend, which is also 2256 x 1504, and I could see individual pixels. My current 5-year-old Samsung has spoiled me, I can

I saw a Surface laptop at Costco last weekend, which is also 2256 x 1504, and I could see individual pixels. My current 5-year-old Samsung has spoiled me, I can't use a laptop where individual pixels are discernible. If this tech was available 5 years ago (and at a low price) why has the industry gone backwards?