A notebook is just a slow desktop with a built-in UPS, more arcane chipset, proprietary power management systems, and proprietary wifi chipsets.<p>Yes, it&#x27;s been possible for quite some time to install Linux on laptops. But to actually use a laptop with Linux on it, things like power management need to work out of the box without lots of configuration by the end user. Linux support for ACPI has only very recently become solid to the point that I don&#x27;t need to worry about it.<p>And as far as notebook ownership eclipsing desktop ownership, notebook sales eclipsed desktops long ago, around 2004. For most people, unless they&#x27;re PC gamers, notebooks have offered sufficient computing power for more than a decade.