RAM 가격 폭등·AI거품 여파…프레임워크, 생존 시험대 올라

Framework Computer confronts a perfect storm of AI-inflated component costs (RAM up 500%), tariff-imposed price premiums, and shifting consumer priorities that render premium, repairable notebooks unaffordable for mainstream buyers. While CEO Nirav Patel's combative messaging underscores ideological conviction, Framework's limited scale exposes it to macro headwinds that larger competitors weather easily. The company's struggle exemplifies whether small hardware makers can sustain values-based products when personal computing itself becomes economically inaccessible.