Goodsounds wrote: > pfarrell;426794 Wrote: >> spread the engineering cost (NRE in the buzz). If they could have
> This explanation is a bit mangled. R+D.... NRE The difference between NRE and R&D is more of an accounting terminology ontology/theology argument. Which term you want to use is cultural. And irrelevant to the point that I was trying to make. > Adding volume doesn't make it cheaper. Correct. But a for-profit company has to pay for it, no matter what you label it. And its expensive. So when you have more sales/revenues using the technology, the per-unit cost is lower. Which is what I was trying to say. The SB1 was a great geek device. One or two people can do it all. As you get fancier, it takes more people in marketing, engineering, design, etc. I'm more of a small company guy, don't fit well in mega corporations. This is a natural evolution of companies.... -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
