Also: in some cases the makers of ‘secure laptops’ are playing an entirely different game to lower costs. From economies of scale (in every stage of the pipelin

Also: in some cases the makers of ‘secure laptops’ are playing an entirely different game to lower costs. From economies of scale (in every stage of the pipeline) to deals with advertisers and parts vendors, bringing a new laptop to market with none of those strings is a much more challenging undertaking than I think many of us (including me) give them credit for.