In a message dated 98-04-15 22:46:29 EDT, vwbus@MINDSPRING.COM writes: > $250 for a $5 prom that for any other application would be $100, ludicrous as well The cost of the PROM is not important in the cost of the product you're buying here. The real cost comes in the development and the programming. Since those costs are fixed after the product goes to market, they must be divided up over the total number of units sold. Given that the Chevy application might sell 100 times the volume as the Vanagon chip, the $100. Chevy price starts to look ridiculuos, not the $250. Vanagon price! |
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