Comment on Review: Framework Laptop finally gets an AMD Ryzen config—and it’s pretty good

Reygle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  They only take a refundable $100 deposit until shipment. So, lower risk than with a video game or Kickstarter, IMO.

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• SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I thought vaporware was software

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  • Reygle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Term can be used for hardware or software, but that’s fair to think.

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  • Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Historically, probably

    But with the rise of crowdfunding and “direct to consumer” sales models like this, it has increasingly been used to refer to hardware.

    And, for what it is worth, I remember similar discussions in probably the early/mid 00s (maybe even late 90s?) with regard to the kind of stuff you would see in magazines. Which we now understand to mostly be proof of concept PR stunts by tech companies.

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