I'm a happy user of a StarLabs StarBook. I believe it's a 6th generation one, no complaints whatsoever. And the bios update process is pretty straightforward; I've had it for a couple of years and the laptop improved with each update. Highly recommended!

In addition to what you mentioned, and to highlight how 32-bit libraries are still extremely important even in 'developed' countries, it's worth noting how Steam and gaming in general heavily relies on such libraries to work. Like it or not, Linux popularity is increasing mainly because of Steam Deck and Proton.

Ubuntu planned of getting rid of 32-bit libraries in 2019, only for Valve to step in and say they'd stop recommending using Ubuntu, which resulted in Canonical backtracing on that plan. Fedora did the same recently, planning on dropping 32-bit libs for Fedora 44, which was then scrapped thanks to community's backlash.

I use Pale Moon as my daily browser and Vivaldi for work, as we rely a lot on Google services (Chat, Classroom, Drive etc.) that, alas, simply work better on Blink and Chromium based browsers.

To remain in topic of cooperation as central motivation, Mozilla's rebrand announcement last year states:

Which is great on paper, but it's somehow difficult to take seriously considering how Google is, as a matter of fact, paying the biggest portion of your bills.

Does merch purchased through Spreadshop contribute to funding the project? I recently moved to Devuan and grabbed a shirt from the website as a mini-celebration and a way to donate, but I don't know if revenue from selling merchandise is included in the annual report.