I wonder if there are startup attempting to challenge the Mac dominance? Good trackpad, good battery, good screen, with (some) Linux supported out of the box,and no wonky configuration seems to be the problem to solve
Mac dominates nothing, the great majority of PC out there are running Windows. If you are talking about hardware then DELL, Lenovo, Asus and co all have excellent high end computers. Becoming slave to Apple is 100% a choice.