Economists never produce chips. Nobody is arguing against different models. Interest (not the economic term) for economists seems to be a viable licencing scheme for hardware CPUs. That doesn't help anyone. To be fair, constructive input on the economy itself is on short supply too if you allow me the general condemnation against the branch of all economists if indeed few economists would agree here.

This isn't improving consumer choice, it is how to milk a cow to the largest degree possible. I know you can spin this further that the income would fund new products etc., but at some point it just becomes pure bullshit.