Post #1526759

2026-04-22 12:35 UTC

I think framework are worthy of support even though the company is American. Regardless of who you buy from… Manufacture including assembly is done in east Asia. That’s where most of your money is going. Framework are not tech giants. They’re a small company battling giants. The ethos of ownership, repair and upgrade needs supporting. They’ve been following through on their promises. So yes, I’m not buying US goods as much as I can also. I make an exception for Framework.

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@MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-04-22 13:16

Super valid approach! I’m not out here casting judgement on where people choose to throw their money in a situation like this. I think there’s plenty of nuance and room for different values to end up with different results.

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@meldrik@lemmy.wtf 2026-04-22 17:27

The laptops are made and assembled in Taiwan and send directly from there to the consumer. At least if you order from Europe.

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@BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 2026-04-22 22:01

There’s still benefits made, and it goes to a US company. Framework is obviously high quality and their approach is really laudable, but who says their employees won’t spend part of their salaries on Starbucks, McDonald or Coca-Cola. That’s how far current events made me go when purchasing literally anything. I just stopped buying my regular EU brand peanut butter because they source peanuts “from Argentina, India and… US”. Ok sorry for the rant. Anyway, Tuxedo looks good.

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