Ah, but you forgot one of the 'special' aspects of that $1000 device: it comes with a lock to which you don't hold the key. Taking the clothes comparison furthe

Ah, but you forgot one of the 'special' aspects of that $1000 device: it comes with a lock to which you don't hold the key. Taking the clothes comparison further, you can only wash these clothes at one specific laundry. The manufacturer decides which clothes you get to wear on which day and which occasion. They also decide on what style of clothes you wear. Should you not like that style, tough luck. When they launch the 'new style', the laundry won't accept your old clothes anymore - good luck walking around in dirty clothes. Apropos beds: I built mine, about 15 years ago. It cost me all of $30 in wood and sundry. To summarise, throwing money at a problem is usually not the best solution. Throwing as much money at a problem as someone will take is hardly ever the best solution.