Why did the author buy Microsoft and Apple devices and expect them to deliver their customization needs? If I would attempt something like this today, I'd prob

Why did the author buy Microsoft and Apple devices and expect them to deliver their customization needs? If I would attempt something like this today, I'd probably buy a used Microsoft Surface tablet from ebay and install Archlinux(ARM) on it, with Plasma Mobile and KDE. In the worst case I log out and log in again after I unplugged the device from its peripherals. And in second worst case I just use its mobile attachable keyboard with it. I guess that was the dream behind the purchases of pinephones and pinetab devices back then, which were too underpowered in terms of CPU and GPU for it.