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Re:Framedeck: A Cyberdeck built with the framework mainboard by goodpoint on Monday May 16, 2022 @08:08AM (#31395995)
> democratizing higher end computing

Framework's PCBs and schematics are proprietary and patented.

It's just a proprietary laptop with some parts made easier to replace.

If you are referring to the price - they are not exceptionally cheap.

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Re:Framedeck: A Cyberdeck built with the framework mainboard by nani8ot on Monday May 16, 2022 @08:27AM (#31396141)
They don't design PCB's completely themselves. Usually these designs are created with the actual manufacturer, which don't allow open sourcing of their designs.

Framework is not perfect, but they come way closer than other companies. Not even companies like System76, which are open source focused, are able to go that far (they use Clevos with Intel ME largely disabled).

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Re:Framedeck: A Cyberdeck built with the framework mainboard by goodpoint on Monday May 16, 2022 @11:37AM (#31399000)
How is this "democratizing higher end computing"?
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