Blaze Sanders

@atpfm@mastodon.social I’m ok with locking hardware features behind software, since it’s often cheaper (and faster which makes company more money) to have fewer product SKU since assembly line doesn’t have to be swapped / reconfigured. These savings can sometimes be passed down to users.

@lukeratta@mastodon.social @atpfm@mastodon.social but they would need to charge EVERYONE more money, if they wanted fewer SKU’s. The few people that want / need higher the spec help pay for the people that can’t afford it.

@lukeratta@mastodon.social @atpfm@mastodon.social Fair points. But I didn’t say the no subscription purchase mean loss of all profitable. A company like Apple wants to make 40% so they save money by making one SKU and their modeling calculates that if 20% of users do subscribe they make 40% profit.