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Framework “temporarily pausing” some laptop sales because of new tariffs - "We would have to sell the lowest-end SKUs at a loss."


“We would have to sell the lowest-end SKUs at a loss.”…

"We priced our laptops when tariffs on imports from Taiwan were 0 percent," the company responded to a post asking why it was pausing sales. Larger and more variable so-called "reciprocal" tariffs are currently set to go into effect on April 9, and have targeted China, Taiwan, India, and other countries where US tech companies do the bulk of their manufacturing. Andrew is a Senior Technology Reporter at Ars Technica, with a focus on consumer tech including computer hardware and in-depth reviews of operating systems like Windows and macOS.

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