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Framework Raises $18M Series A

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Re: Framework Raises $18M Series A

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Post by imilk »

Sebb767 wrote: post #11

> We’re not ready to share what the next products are just yet, but this funding unlocks categories even more ambitious than our first one. We have a detailed plan in place for the next two years and napkin sketch ideas going out a couple of decades. It'll be really interesting to see where they go next. Given that they're already in computer and custom board space, I'd make a guess that it's going to be routers - si…

I can't help but think it'd be a smart move for them to either merge with System76 or become joint developers of Pop OS. If they could make Pop become a 1st class OS on Framework, they'd be able to provide a Linux experience that is just about as smooth out of the box as any Mac or Windows.

Pop OS pretty much works without fuss on Framework, but taking care of the final 5-10% of tuning would make all the difference for many people to make the switch.

Re: Framework Raises $18M Series A

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Post by nzealand »

andrewgioia wrote: post #8

Love my Framework. Barring Apple's recent move away from the touchbar it's honestly the first machine I've been excited about in 6 or so years. The build quality is great, love the simplicity and design of the expansion ports, and the repair/upgrade-ability is huge. It's gotten me back into using Linux as a daily driver. I really hope they stay true to their vision and that this means expanding it into other consumer…

> The build quality is great, love the simplicity and design of the expansion ports, and the repair/upgrade-ability is huge.

I also love the expansion ports.

I am really glad they have raised a series A, because in 3-5 years I want the freedom to upgrade the motherboard without creating a ton of e-waste.

https://frame.work/blog/the-upgradeable-mainboard

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Post by kelvie »

frosted-flakes wrote: post #43
popol12 wrote: post #16

It would be amazing if they could also sell repairable household electrical goods like washing machine, dishwasher, etc - in the future. These are plagued by planed obsolescence. I would totally pay for repairable ones even with a premium. Imagine a dishwasher that you can hack and program yourself :D

The dishwashers I've seen have been super repairable. I recently fixed my parent's Whirlpool because the circulation pump had an intermittent fault. Once I diagnosed the problem, removing it took a single screw, and a new pump was $120 from a local appliance parts store. Diagnosis was by far the hardest part, but only because I had no idea how a dishwasher even worked. The actual repair was straightforward.

Wow that's quite a contrast with my Miele -- the pump broke (after 5 years of basically 2x daily use), and apparently it would have cost $600 for the pump, and $300 for the labour, so they just upsold us a new dishwasher (which only costs $1200 for the entry model, which is what this was), in which case they'd waive the labour charge.

Re: Framework Raises $18M Series A

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Post by EB66 »

red369 wrote: post #106
krasin wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Battery life goes down pretty quick when sleeping Thank you for confirming. I guess I will have to wait until an improved version of Framework that supports proper sleep.

After changing a couple of Group Policy sleep settings in Windows 10, and removing some expansion modules, my framework Laptop uses around 300 mW while asleep. That means it takes the whole night before it drains 5% off the battery (and switches to hibernate). I haven’t yet replicated this in Linux, but I assume it’s possible (someone can correct me if I’m wrong). Im not sure yet whether it was the settings changes,…

I was very happy when they released the max battery charge BIOS enhancement so quickly. A very positive sign for future development. It was the most requested feature on the Framework community boards and they delivered it in a matter of months.

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Post by yepthatsreality »

mohaine wrote: post #45
eatonphil wrote: post #4

Anyone have any good independent reviews of the laptop to recommend?

I have one and can give a quick review. Overall, it is very nice, but with a few small quirks. 1)Default Ubuntu install was very laggy. Not sure what was up with this. 2)Default Arch install is pretty much perfect. 3)Both Ubuntu and Arch have ok battery life. Pretty much as I expected for an Intel laptop. (i.e. not great) 4)By default, battery drain with the lid closed is pretty bad though. Don't expect to leave it l…

Turning off PS2 emulation in BIOS was huge for me on battery savings as well as the other steps linked in other comments.

Re: Framework Raises $18M Series A

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Post by berkes »

dncornholio wrote: post #54
berkes wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> This website makes the wrong assumption someone's language is tied to the location. This is a bit of a premature "remote debugging" done, though. From what I see, they use Solidus and Rails as backend. This does not rule out your conclusion. But it is not a typical thing: in Rails (and Spree, from which Solidus is forked) it is, for example, far easier to read out the `Accept-Language` header than to do geo-ip lang…

What if I'm in France but speak English? It won't let us switch language / region separately. This is what I meant

I'm not dismissing the issue you encounter: it is stupid and ugly.

I'm merely pointing out that your analysis of why it happens, is lacking.

It reminds me of customers who submit a feature-request or issue in the form of a concrete solution, rather than a good description of the problem they encounter.

"I want a dropdown with flags to switch to another language" vs "I cannot switch languages".

The latter presumes nothing, leaves the implementation to product-manager, -owner, UX designers or developers. The former is not only bad (flags for languages are stupid) it has a big chance of being dismissed entirely. Big chance the dev sees it and thinks "hmm, out of date, we already have that dropdown", but that due to a bug, setup, caching, incompatibility, browser-plugin or whatnot, it doesn't show up for the client.

Re: Framework Raises $18M Series A

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Post by mikece »

abrowne wrote: post #126

> this funding unlocks categories even more ambitious than our first one. Any guesses? I'd love to buy a Framework phone — if they can guarantee Android updates.

I would love a Framework phone with the option to have Graphene OS pre-installed.
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