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A few regions have started passing laws banning cashless establishments for being exclusionary towards people without bank accounts, or who use alternative banking sources (In NYC it's something like 11% and 22% respectively). I would expect that trend to continue.
Only problem is that it's a little clunky switching connections between my phone and laptop. I also tried B&W PXs before that handled that a little better, but overall preferred the Sonys for the NC and comfort.
The fixed price point of $99 seems like it would have to rely on some geographical arbitrage to make any sense. Why not establish a quality baseline and let the marketplace take care of the price points / team sizes?
I think the focus on tech debt is an interesting take though.