embedded hardware has much simpler cost calculations than web, it's pretty easy to come up with an out the door unit cost for hardware, while a web service migh

embedded hardware has much simpler cost calculations than web, it's pretty easy to come up with an out the door unit cost for hardware, while a web service might not even have any coherent idea of a unit sold, let alone what it costs before there are users and a simple number is a very easy bludgeon to wield in discussions about engineering choices