In case you weren’t aware there’s an ongoing project adding Surface hardware support to Linux kernel. It’s in a pretty mature state, with most of the features already implemented and working (here is a full breakdown per device). I’ve been using it on my SP6 for a few years with zero issues.

It might be worth a look until you get to buying new hardware.

My guess would be it’s a mix of the, still pretty common, blindness towards Asian market (outside some specific industries) and a lot of focus on all the craziness happening around the world (doubly so since the regime change in the US).

I’m not exactly the target demographic of The Economist though so I might be completely wrong. Either way, the longer it takes for tech bros to try and jump into vtubbing on the corpo level the better.

Can’t expect them to give a damn until it’s a hugely lucrative business, can we?