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Why do you think they would do this?
by shanghaiaway 9y ago
Why do you think they would do this?
- bluGill 9y agoBecause they need the manufactures to put the radio in everything. If the radio is cheap enough everybody will have it by default so it is a no brainer for a large number of people to subscribe and use it. If the it isn't installed by default everywhere that shuts out a lot of potential market.
- jrowley 9y agoOn the other hand, if SpaceX's product is vastly superior, they could capture market share considerably, then at a later time open source to get the rest.
- joshmarlow 9y agoIf their business model is built around revenue from the network service itself, the more customers/devices connected the better - by opening up specs and patents, it opens up other companies to build those devices. Better to sell gasoline than to build gasoline engines :)