The very slow progress in reducing the cost of Ethernet gear >1Gb should be a reminder of how affordability depends so strongly on economies of scale. Cheap gea

The very slow progress in reducing the cost of Ethernet gear >1Gb should be a reminder of how affordability depends so strongly on economies of scale. Cheap gear is made by the million. We all wish for a vibrant competitive heterogeneous computing landscape, but our competing wish for low cost marches us towards standardization onto a small handful of technologies, and when the mass market decides an incumbent tech is good enough, it’s hard to gain investment for anything different.