They have already done 95% of the work to support both cars. They just have to combine them into one install. It should not be overly complicated. The hardware is the same for both tablet versions. It is a business decision. They are already doing the work to support both cars.
It is not about saving a few bucks. It's about being truly open. Tactrix is truly open. OpenFlash could be too. They choose not to be. You get complete control of the car, but not the tablet. I want both.
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Originally Posted by rupert
For something as important as the ECU, I'd rather have a device that is programmed to handle my car only. The last thing I'd want is a jack-of-all-trades system that screws up my car even though it saved someone a few bucks compared to needing two units.
From a development standpoint, I would imagine building a unit that handles different ECUs and still manage to be feature packed in a limited amount of memory to be a nightmare. Not only would there be tons more QA needed (since this deals with multiple types of ECUs), but the time it would take (since it is a small development team I'm assuming) to test could delay the product who knows how long.
Based on the tuning options available, their model is as good as it is going to get for a little while. Yes, if RomRaider could handle our vehicles, you could cheap out and go the Tactrix route. For the retail price of EcuTek alone, you could basically buy two of these. I'd just count that as a win compared to buying EcuTek for the FR-S and their tablet for the BMW. You can't have your cake and eat it too  |