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Oh no, an easily-replaceable $10 part will fail instead of having to pay a vendor thousands to replace an entire unit? What a problem.

• mark-r 5y ago
  When swapping out the part requires having a technician drive out to a remote location, you bet it's a problem. Having a process stopped while this happens is a problem. The price of the part is almost irrelevant at that point.
  • spicybright 5y ago
    100% this. Replace a ~$20 part with a ~$150 part, and you can avoid spending up to $1000 sending a repair crew, paying for the vehicle, gas, employee pay, time spent by them, etc. to a single unit. You'd be lying through your teeth if you think a fleet of off the shelf raspis will last more than 5 years without most failing. Anyone well versed in cost management within technology will know this.
    • devmor 5y ago
      As opposed to the existing systems that definitely don't fail more often than 5 years and definitely don't require tens of thousands in support contracts. You're not "well versed in cost management", you're a sucker with buyers remorse for vendor bullshit.