> In the average tech case (maybe not Kagi but definitely a lot of others) by managers fighting for dominance by increasing their departments head count Sure,

> In the average tech case (maybe not Kagi but definitely a lot of others) by managers fighting for dominance by increasing their departments head count Sure, that can happen. > And generally speaking, aren't you supposed to charge what the market will bear? What has that to do with costs? Because if you can't recoup your costs you're in the red and will have to close down soon?