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It’s not a safety issue like car regulation, engineering choices have costs. Just because it doesn’t work in your environment doesn’t mean that it’s not suitab
by newsclues 5y ago
It’s not a safety issue like car regulation, engineering choices have costs.
Just because it doesn’t work in your environment doesn’t mean that it’s not suitable elsewhere and the burden of spec changes for your climate may make the cost go up for people elsewhere who don’t have the same requirements
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- edoceo 5y agoWhy build a product for everyone you're marketing to when you can cheaply build a product that works for some but still sell to all. Caveat Emptor after all. Hit my OKRs for the quarter, I'm going to the pub.
- 8ytecoder 5y agoEh, every design choice is a compromise between multiple variables. The cost has to be reasonable for there to be someone to sell the product to.
- newsclues 5y agoBecause the cost would go up, and marketing becomes harder which makes it harder to get data and revenue to continue engineering.
- edoceo 5y agoGoogle shows me loads of industrial SBC devices that operate from -40 to +85C(!) that are under $200 USD. It's not reasonable for Starlink?
- newsclues 5y agoStarlink dish costs $500, and has an antenna and motor. $500 seems cheap for what it does, and that makes sense if it’s cost optimized but doesn’t have the broadest climate zone tolerance.
- cartoonworld 5y ago* This product is not intended for sale in AZ, NV, NM, TX, Parts of Utah, California, Idaho and the Dakotas in the summer, direct sunlight, and most roofs.
- TchoBeer 5y agoIs it common to have a car on the roof?
- AngryData 5y agoWhere is it suitable then? I expect higher temps on roof of the farthest northern borders of the US.