I wouldn't buy a Dell because I wouldn't trust the hardware, his position is just the icing. Whole reason I wanted the framework was because I wanted something to last a very long time, I simply do not trust Dell to provide support or parts long term.

The Tim Apple situation hurt, as I really liked the apple silicon for build quality and I had an old Intel Macbook that did indeed last a very long time (still boots even now). However their RAM/Storage pricing for what is an essential amount of storage for me mean even without Timmys boot licking making them a non starter.

I wont buy Nvidia because of their shitty Linux support, Huang being an absolute womble

Lenovo is about as good as you getting for a mainstream brand, and they are ultimately owned by the CCP so meh.

I think with Framework it particularly hurts as at least with Dell or Apple they are quite openly rimming Trump because it will give them competitive advantage and tax cuts while they never really pretended to be for the public good.

WTF do Framework get by supporting Hyperland or Omarchy? Its literary supporting your racist uncle who makes moonshine for half a dozen people when you set yourself up to be an ethical alternative whose current market is more likely to be ethical seeking. Imagine if Oxfam or Doctors without Borders started supporting Trump? World of difference from the NRA supporting Trump due to the starting position.

Tim Cook designed and delivered a custom award to Trump.

Which looked like a gold-plated plastic turd, but Trump likely can't recognize that with his absence of taste. Apple so obviously could make something better-looking that I've had a solid chuckle seeing that shit, and my opinion of Apple hadn't moved. In exchange for that piece of crap they've gotten Trump to lay his mitts off tariffs on what Apple needed, so sounds like a job well done to me. It's not Apple's business to topple an idiot that stupid USian public elected.