They're sort of behind on the CPU side until they update to 7nm, but it's still a step up from the 8th gen U CPUs available on the Surface Laptop 2, and more importantly for ths target market a huge jump up in graphics, with better driver support for a lot of graphics intensive applications too. Plus it probably would only require a refresh rather than a new platform to switch to the 7nm parts once they're available, with Intels two split platforms of "New efficient low end tech" or "Old high end tech" for their 10th gen mobile lineup probably not looking nearly as appealing if there were plans to update going forward(And sure, maybe the "new but not high end" Ice lake platform has more than adequate graphics now, but at what price and availability?).