Perhaps I am reading more into this but I think the idea is it will not be an Intel CPU but Power9 which is IBM's architecture with an open license and with a foundation supporting it. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/07/open_power_summit_p...
So IF they had a Power0 chip it wouldn't be Intel. Though I have zero idea how System76 would put Power9 into a workstation laptop but they do put a desktop cpu into their Serval lineup. https://system76.com/laptops/serval
You are still buying Intel, so not sure how they will care...