Likely the reason for exclusion of Apple laptops in most "Top/Best Laptops for 2022" posts is because these reviews are essentially clickbait affilate link sche

Likely the reason for exclusion of Apple laptops in most "Top/Best Laptops for 2022" posts is because these reviews are essentially clickbait affilate link schemes, and (most of the time) you can't make money selling new Apple laptops via affiliate links.