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Re:Zuckerberg unveils Meta’s newest VR headset days before A... by loeg on Thursday June 01, 2023 @11:34AM (#36152633)
> It is understandable that laptops, desktops, phones cost a lot since the demand is high and people will pay a premium.

This is sort of historical revisionism. PCs and laptops were historically expensive, limited use devices and they've become relatively more inexpensive over time due to a huge increase in supply.

Re:Zuckerberg unveils Meta’s newest VR headset days before A... by leoedin on Thursday June 01, 2023 @11:51AM (#36152881)
Yeah, the reality is literally the opposite. Low volume products have to cost a lot since fixed costs dominate. High volume consumer products have razor thin margins. They cost a lot because the processes to build them cost a lot, not because someone's making fat profit on each one. (Perhaps with the exception of Apple, who have enough of a software moat that they don't need to cut their margins so thin).