> Not always, especially when working with electronics. Many manufacturers offer development parts at one price, then when you try to scale up production you fi

> Not always, especially when working with electronics. Many manufacturers offer development parts at one price, then when you try to scale up production you find the price can be double or triple the original cost. Can you give an example? If one goes to Digikey or Mouser, the price of most standard electronic components decrease when the quantity increases. I guess the phenomenon you described only occurs if special or proprietary components is involved, so that the company is willing to sell samples at a loss in exchange for more consumers.