Will Framework Laptop 12 support ChromeOS or will there be a Chromebook edition?
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You can’t install normal ChromeOS on a non-chromebook. You could, however, use ChromeOS Flex. Note that there is no android app support and no linux capabilities.
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Correct, but there was the Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition, which I just noticed is discontinued 
My understanding is that it had full ChromeOS on it.
I would love to have a modular, repairable, upgradeable Chromebook with touchscreen and stylus support.
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No mention yet from the team, but it does seem like a great platform to put chromeOS onto, so it could definitely be introduced in the future!
Didn’t even notice it was discontinued…thanks for bringing that to my attention.
If you look at the price for the Framework Chromebook Edition, it started @ $999, which means it costed at least $1000 after tax. The average price of which is something like $300–specifically because Chrome OS is a Google product. Unlike Windows, there’s no attached license. Yes, it was a very nice laptop, but it was too expensive to be a good Chromebook. I believe what Framework was trying to do, was test interest in their product in the educational sector. They clearly misjudged the value proposition and their place in the market, at that time. Incumbents like Apple, HP and Dell all offer substantial benefits for volume purchases and I don’t remember that being part of the deal.
This time around, however, they are targeting the educational sector as their key demographic and they advertise volume purchases in the promotional material. This is a wise decision, especially now that they’re more established, so they’re value proposition is more “stable”. Expecting IT administrators to kind of just…“stumble” upon Framework’s offering, when making bulk purchase decisions for school districts, was a rather daft business decision.
I think what’s going to happen is, they will start by offering Windows laptops first, since those are easiest and their Windows offerings are already known. Then, they go to Google and renegotiate the contract to implement a “2025 Framework Chromebook Initiative” or something along those lines. It’s probably far more difficult to get a Chromebook made than a Windows laptop.
After all, you can install Windows on a Raspberry Pi, but Google has to certify devices to run its OS.