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Most companies don't want to make open/hackable solutions, because it makes the hardware a commodity. After all, they don't make the chips, they probably contra
by deelowe 10y ago
Most companies don't want to make open/hackable solutions, because it makes the hardware a commodity. After all, they don't make the chips, they probably contract out the PCB design and manufacture or it's at least done via some sort of JDM process.
What's left at that point? Brand, mechanical design, and software... There's not a whole lot to differentiate yourself if you let go of the software piece.
- CaptSpify 10y agoI'm guessing these routers are an exception to that rule, but why is that?
- coldtea 10y agoWe only know they "make millions from them" which doesn't say much. Other routers done the bad way might make even more money -- which would easily explain why these are an exception.
- __jal 10y ago> What's left at that point? I'm not sure what motivates you, but making money selling things people want to buy seems to get a lot of people out of bed in the morning.
- revelation 10y agoIf that's true, why do they do such a horrible, useless, terrible job on the software?
- criddell 10y ago> There's not a whole lot to differentiate yourself if you let go of the software piece. And yet it's letting go of the software piece that differentiates the WRT54GL.