I think that’s completely unfair and you’re letting the perfect be the enemy of the good.
Are they perfect in meeting their mission because of this clause? Maybe not.
But are they still by far the most open and most repairable mass produced laptop on the market? They are.
Their mission is extremely ambitious, and they’re trying to drag a massive market in the right direction. Maybe cut them a tiny bit of slack on the way?
While I absolutely agree with you in general, I was a bit taken aback to find this out this morning: their marketing had worked on me, and I had assumed all of this was open, too. So, I can understand why some people are responding badly to this as well.
ncallaway|3 years ago
Are they perfect in meeting their mission because of this clause? Maybe not.
But are they still by far the most open and most repairable mass produced laptop on the market? They are.
Their mission is extremely ambitious, and they’re trying to drag a massive market in the right direction. Maybe cut them a tiny bit of slack on the way?
girvo|3 years ago
dang|3 years ago
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