A high effort to profit ratio would mean a lot of effort for a little profit.
chunkystyles
I had one of those at my job. They fired him.
I assume that's supposed to be like hollandaise.
This is probably more geared to IoT devices than a Pi is.
I am just now dipping my toes into the Linux desktop life with a Bazzite dual boot. I'm very impressed so far. The Steam Deck finally won me over on the Idea of switching.
Harris Bomberguy is a treasure.
Unlike you, he has contributed greatly to society and people care what he thinks.
I'm not advocating for this, but I could see it effectively ending phone scams that often prey on the elderly.
You're ignoring a ton of stuff Valve has done. Look at what they've done for Linux gaming at a bare minimum.
If all you're doing is buying games for Windows, Steam doesn't offer much more than GOG. But if you're playing those games, well, that's a different story.
Not to mention that Steam lets you use keys bought from other platforms.
R&D is very expensive. I have no idea what the margins on these devices are, but I imagine it's a tough market.
Theranos: Genetic Boogaloo.
I'm literally switching from Bazzite to Aurora right now.
Bluefin and Aurora are the same except they use Gnome and KDE respectively.
Each offers a general purpose version and a developer experience version.