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Originally Posted by jeebus
you can compare it to things all you want...a USB security key is $5 - $10. There is no way that cable costs more than $50 to make...even that sounds high.
So they sell their $60 cable for $350. That's crazy. It would be fine if it included the license to use their software...or if the license to use their software included their cable.
Anyway, I'll stop bitching now. I'm stoked people are tuning this thing....I just don't like seeing companies blatantly overcharge for stuff.
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Honestly, they can charge whatever they like. No one is forcing you (or anyone else) to buy it. John has spent months of labor developing this, and (like any other company) deserves to recoup his up-front losses. This is the same with Don over at AP and the amount of time and money he put into his turbo development.
The first people to develop for a new platform have no other products or experience on the platform to go off of, so in essence they're shooting in the dark. Drug companies do something similar with the billions they spend on R&D; the FDA gives them an exclusive license for a set period of time to attempt to recoup their losses. After the product is able to be licensed and copied, everyone's prices drop.
To be quite blunt, you accusing him (and ECUtek) of price gouging makes you look worse than them, considering.