alt Hacker NewsSo as a consumer one could easily purchase a MacBook. The money works the same as everyone else's.
When shopping for laptop from an alternative why would they be wanting a clone of the thing they've already affirmed they're not interested it by the nature of their shopping for alternatives?
So you are not the target audience for this.
The target is people who would buy a MacBook but want to run Linux.
There are many people who turn down the MacBook, not because of build quality, or design, but because it does not support Linux.