Which is why nobody competes heavily with Texas Instruments over their absurdly priced calculators—sure, you could come out with a better product, at a lower pr

Which is why nobody competes heavily with Texas Instruments over their absurdly priced calculators—sure, you could come out with a better product, at a lower price, and still make a healthy product. But TI's prices are only so high because they can be, and they're very able to drop their prices if need be to price you out of the market.