Framework's CEO on the RAM crisis and creating a "MacBook Pro for Linux users"
We’ve seen enough product announcements from Framework at this point that today’s updates seem more or less routine. The biggest news is an updated motherboard with Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors that can be integrated into the existing Framework Laptop 13 or purchased as part of the new Framework Laptop 13 Pro. Updated displays, keyboards and other parts, mostly compatible with Framework’s existing laptops, primarily intended to address specific complaints about those products or missing features in those products, are also available.
But the company has also decided to put more emphasis than usual on its support for Linux.
The company’s teaser site for today’s announcements encouraged users to “follow the white penguin,” a Linux reference to The matrix (1999) (or maybe a Matrix-y reference to the Linux mascot). Framework has always officially supported various versions of Linux on its systems, but the Laptop 13 Pro will be the first pre-built laptop that can ship with Linux installed from the factory, and the system includes Framework’s first officially Ubuntu-certified system. Framework CEO Nirav Patel is even trying to position the Laptop 13 Pro as “MacBook Pro for Linux users.”
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