How is this even remotely true? The only similarity is that they are both portable, or what am I missing in your argument here?
> What happened to everyone talking up the “customization” aspects?
This video proves that it'll be dirty easy to customize the components that are being removed. Want your own thumbsticks? Go ahead, here is a instruction video for how to change them. Not sure what's missing for you here?
But i'm sure when it actually releases they will have an entire driver suite for windows. You could gut the linux install, load up windows with the drivers. Get two docks, one for the desktop and the other for your tv. Dock it on the desk for a normal desktop experience, You have SD Card and Network Shares for expanded storage. If you want to game on the TV just connect a Xbox controller to it, otherwise just time before we get another steam controller.
For me this is temping largely for the fact that windows can be installed and I'd be able to boot up games off my Gamepass.