Re:Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance to develop...
by blackguardx on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @01:07PM
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Margins on most consumer electronics are extremely small. $1 per device may seem symbolic, but it starts looking like real money at scale.
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Re:Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance to develop...
by wongarsu on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @03:58PM
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I own many USB gadgets that I bought for less than $10. Paying 10% of the retail price for the privilege of using a specific port/protocol seems out of the question. Even for low-end computers (~$300) $1 for a license is a lot of money.