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I'm very sorry, but as far as I can tell the answer is... Not yet.
The problem isn't just the snapdragon processor, if that was all, most arm capable distros would work. But the surface is a bit special and needs custom stuff to work. The work is being done, but its hobby.
Ahhh drats. Just out of curiosity what's special about it? Is everything just super new, or is it the touch screen tech or something?
The x86 / x86_64 platforms (not specifically the CPU architecture, but the surrounding infrastructure which comes with it, like BIOS/UEFI) come with a rather mature hardware discovery interface. ARM is still the wild west by comparison.
I presume it is the fault of mikkkro$oft