Wow I’m actually looking at framework right now as well after this announcement- my 2015 pro has been great but the trade offs are just too high
I wonder if framework will have a mysterious bump in sales because of this
I wonder if framework will have a mysterious bump in sales because of this
My MBP's battery failed (swelled up) twice while under warranty, but it was a pain to deal with each time: wipe the SSD (because it's soldered on), hand it over to Apple, wait several days for repair, and then restore from backup. And now it's no longer under AppleCare coverage anyway.
In contrast, Framework designed their motherboard so we can even use it as a standalone PC once we're done using it as part of a laptop. That's such a difference in terms of user reparability.