Not in itself. But the lack of uniformity across linux distributions has held it back quite long and you could argue that the recent convergence on things like

Not in itself. But the lack of uniformity across linux distributions has held it back quite long and you could argue that the recent convergence on things like snap, flatpak and Steam to distribute common software packages and games instead of the native packaging that each linux distribution has, is actually a good thing and has made Linux somewhat more of a common choice on laptops in the industry in recent years. If you have any linux distribution with snapd installed, there is a wide range of commercial and OSS software that you can install. E.g. Slack, which is used in many companies. Chrome, Spotify, and many other things. Of course the experience is not always that good and there might be better ways to get the same software, depending on what distribution you are using. But it's a nice baseline way of getting what you need going without too much fuss. And at least you are not dealing with n different packages for n distributions in various states of obsolescence, support, and brokenness, etc. anymore. Not quite as easy as installing stuff on a Mac but it definitely narrowed the gap a lot and makes it easier for developers to support their software on Linux as well. The status quo for linux desktop environments has been for many years that there are many options to choose from and that most software tends to work across them without much issues. So, having another one is probably not that harmful. Though you could question whether it will move the needle in any way. It's a nice way for System 76 to show that they care at least and who knows they might actually do a decent job of it and gain some fans. If I'd be buying a laptop to run linux, I'd probably want to install it myself and not be locked into vendor specific software choices. But that's just me. I'm sure they would not stop me from doing that.