So many possible reason.

Linus has a history of scummy behavior which turns people off.

Everything gets boring eventually. Especially things that are supposed to be funny.

Google ads are extra obnoxious making the entire platform more annoying to use and most of us will never pay for youtube. Those ads are not even selling products I would be interested in. Investment scams, car accident claim ads, AI voiced robot panda. It just annoying noise.

Nothing lasts forever.

They will be useful for industry and business that uses software that won’t run on ARM systems. Just like there are places that use DOS to this day.

Does it matter much, x86/x64 is on its way out. Everyone has to jump on the ARM train or get left behind.

Microsoft has/had good wages.

• will be paid for by Trump and unidentified donors

lol like that fat ass will ever pay for anything with his money.

Windows needs to be big brother watching at all times while forcing ads down your throat.

Apple just needs a very high price tag.

A sheet of shiny copper is also pretty cool.

MB manufacturers are leaving money on the table. They can pair it with a transparent GPU and sell it as a combo.

$$$

I’d love a transparent AM5 motherboard.