I don't see that as a problem of iterations, but scale: Framework just doesn't have the same engineering capacity as Lenovo (at least, not yet). They are bound

I don't see that as a problem of iterations, but scale: Framework just doesn't have the same engineering capacity as Lenovo (at least, not yet). They are bound to make errors, or make suboptimal choices because the optimal ones are costly. It's the same for smaller manufacturers like GPD. > A physical case issue with a gen 1 X1C Thinkpad Physical cases issues with thinkpad are extremely rare. Comparing the framework case to any random X1 thinkpad, I know which one I'd pick without hesitation. > decoupling the laptop's frame from the hardware inside of it That's addressing the wrong problem - and it's nothing special: Framework could have started like the X62 project and offered motherboards for current thinkpads. It would have been less ambitious, more expansive and would've reduce the market size (as paying for a thinkpad + a framework motherboard would be strictly greater than just a thinkpad and making do with say the Thinkpad keyboard if you don't like it) but it would have guaranteed a better results. I sincerely hope they succeed, because more choice is always better, but right now, they'll have to be reinventing the wheel for a while.