Upstream Linux is progressing, hopefully at least one major PC OEM invests in official Linux support with Ubuntu, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40479941.

If Apple allows VMs on iPad Pro in iOS 18, it might take some wind out of Oryon sails, but with Nvidia, Mediatek and maybe AMD joining the Arm train in the coming year, real competition lies ahead.

A repairable Arm laptop from Framework would be great.

You can do this if you effectively disable Secure Boot. The highest boot security setting, which ships as the default, requires an install-time certificate check.