It's a gaming capable PC that can provide an actual benchmark target...for the first time in the entire history of the industry if you exclude handhelds (even then isn't the deck the only one that actually became a target for a notable number of studios). That alone is worth some extra cost. It's a great entry point for people who only know their phone and it's app store, you know, the vast majority of humanity...also great for people curious about non-windows/apple OS that are intimidated by the sheer volume of knowledge you need to even pick an alternative OS let alone use it reliably. What about all the work Valve keeps doing on open source projects and Linux gaming as a whole?

You're ignoring everything about the device except the price and a per-piece comparison of hardware, when in reality it's about the whole package...plus most of your complaints here have straight up just been you upset that some randos online argued with about both of your speculations on price.