I tend to think of the pricing issue through the corollary of commercial air travel (or any "luxury" good really). At first the cost will be unmanageable for mo

I tend to think of the pricing issue through the corollary of commercial air travel (or any "luxury" good really). At first the cost will be unmanageable for most, but over time (through investment from the rich first adopters) it gets more reasonable. Without doing the research I imagine it was a very long time between the first plane flying and the general public being able to fly cross country affordably. Thankfully knowing that ahead of time didn't halt the technological, legislative, and business innovation required for commercial air travel to reach ubiquity.