Since reading comprehension seems to be a terrible struggle here (maybe the font is scrambling peoples' brains), the point is that Apple ARM laptops weren't wel

Since reading comprehension seems to be a terrible struggle here (maybe the font is scrambling peoples' brains), the point is that Apple ARM laptops weren't well supported by Linux, which is why the Linux creator didn't want to use one despite liking the hardware. The quote is there because the author felt the same way, and the situation has improved since Linus said that. Not that the blog is very substantial, but the point of the quote isn't what you thought it was.