@Orca @arstechnica "Please note that the board has 8GB of LPDDR4 soldered memory and uses MicroSD/eMMC storage"
Source: https://frame.work/de/en/products/deep-computing-risc-v-mainboard
My best guess is that the starfive chip is not yet compatible with RAM standards, as I cannot see the processor on anything with replacable ram
It's also not made by framework computer, but by deep computing. So its not "their changing their ways" but rather "they are open to others making peripherals", which is pretty cool imho