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I wasn't complaining about the process. Use 10 micron for all I care. This particular process was perfected in the late '80s, and the costs reflect that. From T
by ohazi 5y ago
I wasn't complaining about the process. Use 10 micron for all I care. This particular process was perfected in the late '80s, and the costs reflect that. From TFA:
> Die manufacturing cost is roughly the same for both dies (~10-15 cents) .
Again, this chip should never cost more than a dollar, even in single unit quantities.
- lmilcin 5y ago> Again, this chip should never cost more than a dollar, even in single unit quantities. Do you want to say we should abolish free market? There are alternatives to FTDI in its niche but for some reason people prefer FTDIs chips even though the cost much more than alternatives. It is practically definition of fair competition. Some try to produce cheap and some try to produce quality.
- ohazi 5y ago> Do you want to say we should abolish free market? Don't build a straw man. FTDI has every right to charge whatever they want, just as I have every right to call them greedy bastards who would rather play dirty games with their drivers than acknowledge that their products haven't been priced competitively for years. If you really want to play this game... One could argue that in a truly free market, the copycat chips would be legal. But it's not even about quality vs. price. FTDI's legitimate competitors often have better designs while also selling them for less. FTDI's only advantage is that they were early, and people are often reluctant to change an existing design that already works.