Framework is refunding laptop buyers. Nintendo’s ‘thank you’ is a sale
Nintendo's "customer appreciation sale," notably excluding expensive Switch hardware, looks particularly bad in light of Framework's recent move to refund customers who bought expensive Pro laptops. Credit: Framework/Nintendo Framework is a company that makes modular, repairable laptops. But in the begotten hellscape that is the PC market of 2026, I have a very particular reason for liking the brand: it’s honest.
- ▪Nintendo's "customer appreciation sale," notably excluding expensive Switch hardware, looks particularly bad in light of Framework's recent move to refund customers who bought expensive Pro laptops.
- ▪Credit: Framework/Nintendo Framework is a company that makes modular, repairable laptops.
- ▪But in the begotten hellscape that is the PC market of 2026, I have a very particular reason for liking the brand: it’s honest.
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| Publication time | Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:43:58 +0000 |
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Nintendo's "customer appreciation sale," notably excluding expensive Switch hardware, looks particularly bad in light of Framework's recent move to refund customers who bought expensive Pro laptops. Credit: Framework/Nintendo Framework is a company that makes modular, repairable laptops. And there are a lot of reasons to like it. But in the begotten hellscape that is the PC market of 2026, I have a very particular reason for liking the brand: it’s honest. Framework has put its every trial and tribulation on display during the RAM crisis, communicating directly to consumers why and how prices are going up. It’s bad news, obviously. Nobody likes to be told that they’re paying more for the same thing — or as it might be, a lot more for considerably less.
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