> Isn't that what Framework does? Framework kinda serves as a glorified systems integrator. They need partners like Intel and AMD to work with them to make sur

> Isn't that what Framework does? Framework kinda serves as a glorified systems integrator. They need partners like Intel and AMD to work with them to make sure their chips are suited for the sort of chassis they're making. The recent RISC-V board was almost entirely a third-party offering as far as I can tell. So, I'd argue it's not really what Framework does. Someone like Nvidia, Broadcom or Rockchip would have to provide a particularly compelling chip that fits the form factor and power/thermal envelope, with potentially another middleman designing/integrating the chip into a compatible board. Making, upstreaming and maintaining those in-tree drivers is a commitment of it's own, and you'd have to validate the plethora of expansion cards/peripherals with a device that doesn't have UEFI or probably even PCI. Like the parent said; you'd need a sizable ARM license-holder to commit to the entire vertical process for it to release in a quality state. It's not infeasible that one of them might step up to the plate for this someday, but the incentives would have to line up for them before they'd consider making it a product.