Vinyl is also better for all the old ones still around that haven't been republished as CD.

Mozilla also has its own Apt repository, which can be more convenient.

> For semantic purposes

But semantic purposes are not all possible purposes.

Denoting a translation is not the only thing that "stands for" stands for.

No, it means they contain the damage and run the system in a healthy manner.

Exactly, seriously complaining about the fact that the system is designed to run on time rather than trickle down delays is beyond me.

Colonial my arse.

I gather that this is an average of all trains. In Italy, the high velocity train are quite punctual, but the slow regional trains drag the average down.

Lots of people use Amex in Europe. It's very popular as a business card.

I doubt that it is popular with the actual users, only with the company that they work for. When I had a company issued AMEX card the damn thing was practically useless. In fact even in the US there were plenty of places that wouldn't accept it.

I use an Amex as my primary and preferred personal card, and legitimately can't remember any place in the US where it wasn't accepted.

In Europe it is pretty hit or miss though, unfortunately.

AMEX cards are being used by both large and small businesses. It's accepted by hotels, restaurants, airlines, suppliers, utilities, etc... Small shops are of little importance.

> Small shops are of little importance.

Unless they happen to be selling something you want to buy.

You do realise you can upgrade RAM and SSDs, as well as replace most components on ThinkPads too, right ?

"Most components" seems a bit of an understatement when compared with the Framework.

Sure, some components can be replaced. And not at the same cost (opening and manipulating the Framework vs the ThinkPad). But not all, like the motherboard.

I may have built multiple dozens of computers in my life, so it's not that I'm new to this world.

Replacing the motherboard is just not an important thing, and that's demonstrated by how Framework has remained a very niche product.

High-end ThinkPads were always very repairable (even if not upgradable wrt. motherboard). The P50 I bought 10 years ago came with 4 RAM slots (and ECC capable), 3 disk slots, removable battery and way more ports than a Framework.

It really baffles me how people are willing to put up with the flimsiness of the Framework. Maybe they only move it from the desk to a sofa ? There are enough reports of Framework laptops dying after being carried too many times or being dropped. The lack of structural integrity is killing them, and this is all due to the approach to port flexibility.