For the reasons stated in this article as well as the existence of the touch bar, I have bought a ThinkPad when I wanted to upgrade my aging macbook last year.
In hindsight, I am happy with the decision thus far because I can accurately and swiftly type on my laptop keyboard without hurting my finger.
> Does this hurt FOSS contributions, because now people start to expect to be paid rather than doing it for inherent motivations?
I think having donatiom payments integrated with the platform will shift the motivation of programmers from intrinsic to extrinsic one. The design seems to show a call to action to 'sponsor' right in the github profile. That's a big emphasis.
Will such shift 'hurt' the FOSS contribution? I'm not sure because the answer depends what we mean by 'hurt'. But I fear that it's not going to be quite the same.
In hindsight, I am happy with the decision thus far because I can accurately and swiftly type on my laptop keyboard without hurting my finger.