#TodayILearned that #Framework, the computer company that famously touts customers' rights to tinker with and change the tech they own, owns patents on their swappable computer parts that prevent any other company from making third-party pieces for Framework laptops, and vigorously censors and shuts down anyone who tries.
US20230015249A1 - Modular computer system - Google Patents
One variation of a modular computer system includes: a chassis; an expansion slot; and an expansion card. The chassis includes a main board. The expansion slot: is arranged on a lateral side of the chassis; and defines a receptacle inset a bottom side of the chassis. The expansion slot includes: a latching member arranged within the receptacle; and a female connected to the main board. The expansion card includes: an enclosure configured to couple within the receptacle; a latch receiver configured to transiently couple the latching member to maintain the first enclosure within the first receptacle; and a male connector extending from the enclosure, and configured to interface the female connector of the expansion slot. The expansion card further includes an external port arranged at the enclosure and configured to interface with an external device.





