Well, my original question stands. Is it really a better business decision to choose not to sell at all vs raising prices.
I run a US business where the cost of materials has always been volatile and the cost of the end product follows that. 40% swings aren’t uncommon and just get passed onto the end user; my profit stays relatively the same. So I can’t fathom just locking the doors when things get expensive (and people are still willing to pay it).
I could understand it if they were doing it as some form of protest, but then it doesn’t make sense to only stop selling the low priced options. That’s just hurting the people furthest removed from what you are protesting.
This is a hardware startup trying to attract customers away from the likes of Lenova, who has simpler products, a more mature supply chain, and economy-of-scale to their advantage. No way are they pricing to absorb 40%+ with day-to-day swings unless they have to.
Yeah they are expensive but unlike every other laptop on the market they’re also upgradable so you won’t have to buy another laptop in 2 years.
Also if you don’t put Windows on it you probably will going to be able to run it for maybe 10 years and just upgrade it as things go wrong with it.
The biggest thing that kills laptops, the thing that’s killed every laptop I’ve ever had, has been the battery dying, if framework only sold a user a replaceable battery it would be worth the cost of entry.
They have no idea how much more the trade war will escalate between the purchase and the item getting imported. If their laptops take several months to ship and their margins are lower than the increase in tariffs after the sale was made, then they lose money on the sale.
Agree with you it is a business decision and as of every business seems to be doing its things. I think they do that as mitigation but will need to rise.
If you don’t mind me asking, what type of business/product do you run with such price volatility?
Well, my original question stands. Is it really a better business decision to choose not to sell at all vs raising prices.
I run a US business where the cost of materials has always been volatile and the cost of the end product follows that. 40% swings aren’t uncommon and just get passed onto the end user; my profit stays relatively the same. So I can’t fathom just locking the doors when things get expensive (and people are still willing to pay it).
I could understand it if they were doing it as some form of protest, but then it doesn’t make sense to only stop selling the low priced options. That’s just hurting the people furthest removed from what you are protesting.
This is a hardware startup trying to attract customers away from the likes of Lenova, who has simpler products, a more mature supply chain, and economy-of-scale to their advantage. No way are they pricing to absorb 40%+ with day-to-day swings unless they have to.
I prefer second-hand Lenovos to any new Lenova.
Making it even tougher for Frameworks to win a customer like you over, even without 40%+ fuckery in pricing.
I prefer to buy used. Less ewaste. Also they’re expensive, even w/o turdtax.
Yeah they are expensive but unlike every other laptop on the market they’re also upgradable so you won’t have to buy another laptop in 2 years.
Also if you don’t put Windows on it you probably will going to be able to run it for maybe 10 years and just upgrade it as things go wrong with it.
The biggest thing that kills laptops, the thing that’s killed every laptop I’ve ever had, has been the battery dying, if framework only sold a user a replaceable battery it would be worth the cost of entry.
They have no idea how much more the trade war will escalate between the purchase and the item getting imported. If their laptops take several months to ship and their margins are lower than the increase in tariffs after the sale was made, then they lose money on the sale.
Agree with you it is a business decision and as of every business seems to be doing its things. I think they do that as mitigation but will need to rise.
If you don’t mind me asking, what type of business/product do you run with such price volatility?