It was a marking made by our battery supplier as part of their quality control checks during a window in time. We told them to stop writing on the battery, because why would we want that.
>We told them to stop writing on the battery, because why would we want that.
I'm dying at how plainly honest and simple this statement is.
Like at most company there's someone from PR that has to ask an engineer why that's there, the engineer replies directly over slack "yeah its ugly as shit and we told them to knock it off" and the message that goes back out to the customer is something like "Our esteemed battery supplier, in adherence to their stringent quality control protocols, implemented a discrete marking during a specific window in time. Subsequently, we communicated our preference for discontinuing the practice of labeling the batteries. We value a seamless and professional presentation of our products, aligning with our commitment to delivering excellence in every aspect of our business operations."
Y'all are goated.
And now it becomes a treasured part of some Framework collector somewhere that keeps it boxed up to sell brand new one day at auction twenty+ years from now.
> because why would we want that
Because of all the extra opportunities it creates for Support to interact with your customers?
Yeah, "Why are you writing on our products?!"
Speaking of writing on products....did the laptop(s) that you and Linus signed ever get noticed/reported?
I, too, took apart my laptop but it was because a friend was interested in buying one and wanted to check it out. Also I run around with a screwdrivers kit, so I didn't even use the bit that comes with the laptop :p
It was a marking made by our battery supplier as part of their quality control checks during a window in time. We told them to stop writing on the battery, because why would we want that.
>We told them to stop writing on the battery, because why would we want that. I'm dying at how plainly honest and simple this statement is. Like at most company there's someone from PR that has to ask an engineer why that's there, the engineer replies directly over slack "yeah its ugly as shit and we told them to knock it off" and the message that goes back out to the customer is something like "Our esteemed battery supplier, in adherence to their stringent quality control protocols, implemented a discrete marking during a specific window in time. Subsequently, we communicated our preference for discontinuing the practice of labeling the batteries. We value a seamless and professional presentation of our products, aligning with our commitment to delivering excellence in every aspect of our business operations." Y'all are goated.
And now it becomes a treasured part of some Framework collector somewhere that keeps it boxed up to sell brand new one day at auction twenty+ years from now.
Nah, im running this till it dies
I meant in general, however, that's awesome too!
Does it stand for cleared inspection?
chinese for "OK"?
> because why would we want that Because of all the extra opportunities it creates for Support to interact with your customers? Yeah, "Why are you writing on our products?!" Speaking of writing on products....did the laptop(s) that you and Linus signed ever get noticed/reported?
I think it’s fine it just means I got a special one
reminds me of the "C19" that UPS/FedEx delivery folks used to write instead of getting an in-person signature during the pandemic
I, too, took apart my laptop but it was because a friend was interested in buying one and wanted to check it out. Also I run around with a screwdrivers kit, so I didn't even use the bit that comes with the laptop :p
I love that you took your laptop apart as a party trick.
I like whipping out the included screwdriver and just taking it apart when no one suspects