Framework won't be just a laptop company anymore

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138475/framework-laptop-product-categories-new

18 10 2 years ago

A phone that is not controlled by Apple, Google, or Microsoft would be great. But that is probably too complex a product for that amount of funding to cover.

MaximilianEmel• 2 years ago

A hard part would be finding a SoC vendor that will do long-term support. Considering Framework's model is long support cycles.

karmakaze• 2 years ago

It's enough funding to show significant progress and raise more.

The payoff is bigger than any other category I can think of.

DreamFlasher• 2 years ago

There are already phones focusing on repairability.

_nalply• 2 years ago

Like the Fairphone.

https://www.fairphone.com/

GregDavidson• 2 years ago

I could really use a nice open and modular low power home office server with ecc ram and (optionally?) suitable to be a file server. It would be awesome if many of its components could be swapped with the laptops.

freedomben• 2 years ago

You could use a framework mainboard for that![1] Especially if you already have one from a previous gen laptop it's a great way to reuse. They open sourced the CAD files so you can print your case or buy one[2].

I have a first gen framework 13 whose body is about toast, and it is going to become a NAS once it finally stops working. Until then it's a great video-meeting machine.

[1] https://frame.work/blog/mainboard-availability-and-open-sour...

[2] https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/Framework-Laptop-13

theshrike79• 2 years ago

Still waiting for them to first become a laptop company in the Nordics.

I've got the money, please let me buy one?

darthrupert2• 2 years ago

Yep, I've got the exact same problem. One would think there's enough demand to make it worth it.

darthrupert2• 2 years ago

I hope I can get one of their laptops before venture capital leads to enshittification.

Framework won't be just a laptop company anymore

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