it's fascinating how much money people are willing to pay for hardware -- Sometimes there are social resons for this. Tangibility. Evident complexity. Somthin

it's fascinating how much money people are willing to pay for hardware -- Sometimes there are social resons for this. Tangibility. Evident complexity. Somthing to show off/talk about. You can sell art-work to hang on the wall for a much higher price than a digital file only, etc. (Software's intangibility and ease of replication in these cases are not per-se advantages.)