this post was submitted on 19 May 2025
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Yeah, the only way these were going to become relevant was if they were integrated into the society as a whole, and that can't be done with a 3000 dollar item.
I don’t think these were released with the goal of relevance. I think they were released for “innovators” to get their hands on and to gage interest for broader implementation.
Basic product lifecycle like I don’t even think these are for the “early adopters” these are for the “innovators” or what ever the first part of product lifecycle is.
Yeah it was pretty obvious that this was always going to be a subsidized R&D project.