PC Industry in Dire Straits, 'Asking You to Own Nothing and Be Happy,’ Says Framework CEO
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Latest The ongoing RAM crisis and global supply chain woes have meant the PC industry is taking it from all sides. Framework, the maker of ultra-customizable and repairable laptops, has come out and said what many PC owners have feared. “The computer in the cloud has increasingly greater economic output than the computer in the hand,” said Framework founder and CEO Nirav Patel in a blog post. “This means that to the extent that there are constraints on the supply that feeds both, the cloud will win every time.” And here’s the kicker: “What does this all mean? The industry is asking you to own nothing and be happy.” Gizmodo has previously reported that execs in companies like Lenovo imagine the future may be “hybrid,” where there could be far more reliance on cloud computing to counteract skyrocketing PC prices. Personal computing evangelists like Patel fear a cloud-centric future will inevitably force users into ever-more expensive Netflix-like subscriptions.
Published: April 10, 2026 3:30 pm
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