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>That all makes sense… but the bit I can't fathom is why Facebook didn't take the approach of building from the high end down? I don't know of any complex consu
by yyyk 3y ago
>That all makes sense… but the bit I can't fathom is why Facebook didn't take the approach of building from the high end down? I don't know of any complex consumer electronics or hardware companies which don't take the approach of launching massively expensive "pro" hardware which is the beachhead for driving down price over time.
The entire PC 'revolution' and Intel/x86 dominance was based on going from the lower end up. ARM later entered the picture again going from the low end up. Both strategies are viable depending on the business in question.
- georgespencer 3y agoA great point! I guess I don't really consider processor design/fabbing to be consumer electronics/hardware. The eventual customer is a consumer, but that consumer (IMO) is a customer of an OEM like Dell.
- yyyk 3y agoThe entire 'microcomputer' consumer business started from the low end and eventually displaced mainframes from everywhere but some financial institutions. Apple itself started from the low end (Apple I and II computers).