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Economies of scale?

• mariusor 6y ago
  I'm pretty sure you don't need a question mark. reMarkable is a small company that is now shipping their second device. Apple has shipped iPads for 11 years, even if they updated the hardware at every step, they still can rely on a well established supply chain. It feels off-putting to see people get into this entitled mindset that requires that small companies price their products in the same low ranges as well established ones can afford to - either through unethical production practices, or, like you mentioned, economy of scale - or they're not worth it. PS. Sorry to rant at OP in your replies.
• ip26 6y ago
  Yeah, niche products feel like an education in how powerful economics of scale & competition really are. It's easy to understand conceptually without having a grasp of the magnitude. But take apart a $300 food dehydrator, and it's basically 1940's technology. The market just doesn't have competition or scale. Gives me a new appreciation for why access to goods was so limited in the past.