Usually shorter. The better is the first thing to wear out, even if it’s not used much. But it often can be replaced, even if the manufacturer doesn’t officially support replacement.

Ignoring that, they are still built more compact, which makes some components more prone to failure (in particular cooling). But they can still last a decade+ if taken care of and/or repaired.

Yeah, it doesn’t look like they ever donated directly to Omarchy. Not to say their association with DHH (the racist bigot at the helm of Omarchy) has never involved money though, as they listed a sizable sponsorship with Rails World, which platforms DHH. That said, it doesn’t look like they’ve done any other sponsorships with Rails World since.

I went to check on whether they were still sponsoring Hyprland, a project which fosters a notoriously hateful community, and it looks like they’ve stopped their €600/month commitment and now instead report a lump sum of €7200, which could indicate that they stopped sponsoring them after 12 months. Too long IMO, but maybe there was some sort of contract involved that made it difficult for them to pull out. In any case, it’s good to see they appear to have cancelled those gross affiliations.

I still hold reservations, as I’m not familiar with who is behind many of the other projects they’re sponsoring. Given their failure to identify how problematic associations with DHH and Hyprland were, it leaves questions about whether they’ll ensure their due diligence on sponsorships going forwards, (or worse, that they knew and didn’t care until the community’s uproar). I’m hopeful, but wary.

Maybe by the time I’m looking for a new laptop, I can consider framework.

That makes sense! Most other laptops become junk when the keyboard eventually gums up or when the screen breaks, but if it’s repairable you can easily fix it :D