> The Neo is a wonderful machine but if you want to upgrade it you're out of luck, the damn thing is sealed shut. By comparison the Framework lets you upgrade individual components over time to keep your system up to date

The Framework 12 in the story costs $799, a $300 premium over the $499 MacBook Neo.

So you're paying an extra $300 up front for the option of spending more to upgrade it in the future, and getting a slower computer during that time.

That's a 60% premium to have the ability to upgrade a slower laptop.

Alternatively, they could sell the MacBook Neo for $200 in a couple years and buy a next-gen MacBook Neo and they'd still come out ahead.

Some people value upgradeability to an extreme, but I can't see a justification for spending a 60% premium to buy a worse product just to be able to maybe upgrade it in a few years. This is a starter laptop.