Alan Cox wrote: >> Again, I missed who wrote the above. I'm reminded of Apple computer, >> who explaining some engineering decisions in the Apple ][ pointed out >> that an additional 10c in components adds $10 to the retail price (or >> something rather like that.) Cheap, cheap, cheap helps market share >> far more than quality. >> > > That depends on the market. Also the software cost is dominant not the > hardware cost so saving 10c on licensing by not using Windows kind of > wipes out any questions.
Software cost is fixed, whereas hardware is per-unit, so saving 10c in production at an expense of $1,000,000 in development can be an easy win. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
