sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoFramework proved repairable laptops can work, but almost nobody is willing to buy onewww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square341linkfedilinkarrow-up1528arrow-down155
arrow-up1473arrow-down1external-linkFramework proved repairable laptops can work, but almost nobody is willing to buy onewww.xda-developers.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square341linkfedilink
minus-squareMountaineer@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoI know a lawyer who just ordered one. He’s got disposable income, he wants a decent windows based laptop for his work, he liked the repairability angle. This isn’t for just tech enthusiasts.
minus-squareWhoIzDisIz@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months ago He’s got disposable income A key difference, especially of late.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoThe idea of buying a Framework, just to put Windows on it, rubs me the wrong way haha
minus-squareearthworm@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s a step. Step 1: new hardware (Framework), familiar OS (Windows) Step 2: familiar hardware (Framework), new OS (Linux) Step 3: “I use Arch Linux, btw.”
I know a lawyer who just ordered one.
He’s got disposable income, he wants a decent windows based laptop for his work, he liked the repairability angle.
This isn’t for just tech enthusiasts.
A key difference, especially of late.
The idea of buying a Framework, just to put Windows on it, rubs me the wrong way haha
It’s a step.
Step 1: new hardware (Framework), familiar OS (Windows)
Step 2: familiar hardware (Framework), new OS (Linux)
Step 3: “I use Arch Linux, btw.”