> > > I really cannot go into details, but I'm trying to get some sense for > > > how to price OGD1 boards. > > > > > > On the one hand, we don't want to price it too high, making it hard > > > for developers to get it (although we can sell it cheaper to 'signed > > > up' developers). > > > > > > On the other hand, this is also a fund-raising product. We are > > > selling it so that we can raise money to do things like work more > > > hours on OGA and produce the ASIC. > > > > > > I was talking to someone who says that products like this are often > > > marked up quite dramatically, like, say, a factor of 6 over their > > > parts costs.
As a commercial tool, if the board does something useful that other boards cannot do, you may be able to sell boards even at a very high price. As a graphics/video board, can it do anything that a US$50-75 graphics/video board from ATI/Nvidia/... cannot do, other than having schematics and such available? Having schematics and such available is a good, valuable thing, and worth a premium, but if the price is $600-1000 vs $50-75, it will be a very hard sell to most non-wealthy individuals. I assume the design will be using fine pitch surface mount parts, and thus a "kit" approach would not be feasible? There are a number of FOSS companies selling software to businesses and allowing the home hobbyist to use it for free. Perhaps a similar dual pricing structure could work here? Have you considered a "Dutch auction"? Some FOSS organizations ask for and receive donations. - could have a web page with a list of donors - could have some sort of special recognition for "patrons" (say $1000) - $100,000 gets your name silk-screened on the board _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
