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Framework stops selling some laptops in the US in response to tariffs

by nfriedly on 4/8/25, 3:17 PM with 3 comments

• by marcusb on 4/8/25, 3:20 PM

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• by nfriedly on 4/8/25, 3:19 PM

  I didn't realize their margins were under 10% on some of their models. They seemed pricey enough in comparison to some of their competitors that I just assumed they had healthy margins across the range.

  Economies of scale are a real thing, I hope Framework gets there.

  (FWIW, I have a 7640U FW13 and I'm a pretty big fan of it.)

• by josephcsible on 4/8/25, 3:44 PM

  Why would they do this rather than just raising the price?