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This type of comment is literally on every post about any business on HN :) Someone was just explaining to me that the reason apple did M1 chips was so they co

This type of comment is literally on every post about any business on HN :) Someone was just explaining to me that the reason apple did M1 chips was so they could bake DRAM on to make it hard to upgrade DRAM on the macbook air. Ignore that Apple could have blocked that in a lot of much more inexpensive ways. If sony wants to prevent legacy glass, they can do a little verifier chip in glass (that they don't actually make BTW) just like HP does with ink cartridges etc. They don't need to design a curved sensor to lock out stuff if they wanted (I don't see why they would care, they sell sensors not glass).

porphyra 6y ago
Not to mention that * Sony opens their E mount design to third party lens makers like Tamron, Tokina, Cosina, Sigma, etc * Sony makes an adapter to mount legacy A-mount lenses More lenses is a great plus when it comes to selling cameras.
Cpoll 6y ago
> If sony wants to prevent legacy glass, they can do a little verifier chip in glass (that they don't actually make BTW) just like HP does with ink cartridges etc. Not that I don't agree with you in general, but that seems like a great way to tank sales and burn good-will. HP can get away with it because people don't do research and might actually believe that it's to protect the printer (or whatever). People that are buying thousand dollar cameras might be less amused.