Sure, if one assumes people will focus on traditional CMOS design, and high-volume rapid fab processes. Most people can't even make FPGA that work properly, an

Sure, if one assumes people will focus on traditional CMOS design, and high-volume rapid fab processes. Most people can't even make FPGA that work properly, and YOLO the simulation given metastability is beyond their users understanding. >few people have the expertise to get anything interesting done even if they had cheap access to fabs Chicken or egg problem... a walled garden simply gets fewer visitors, and people with expensive toys tend not to share. =3