First News about Pegasos 2

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redrumloa enthused:

Absolutely fantastic. This is a real company with . . . . .very, very aggresive pricing for the type of product it is. Major kudos!

That's one way of looking at it; though maybe a "rose-coloured glasses" way! How long can a business market its products when it's selling at a loss?

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odin said;

If Genesi can deliver at this price they'll be making some serious cash I'd say .

What? Like Microsoft does when the more X-boxes they sell at UNDER cost -- the more money they loose?

Genesi doesn't have very deep pockets like MS.

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mdma "reasoned":

 it's £214.31 including the VAT!

. . . . .Anyone who buys an A1 after these babies come out is an absolute fool, and has more money than sense.

Nah! A1 buyers are more likely to realize that A1's are being sold at a sustainable price.
i.e. That Eyetech is NOT going to loose money with each one they sell.
That means that the A1 has a better chance of surviving.

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greenboy admitted:

. . . the Marvel II is a considerably more expensive component than that Mai thing.

@greenboy, JoannaK:
We've already seen the prices that the FIRST Pegasos' (Pegasos1) were delivered to the initial developers!

Then, BB claimed to have developed April1 and April2. More cost!

Then, they decide to re-design their motherboard to use different 'bridges. More cost!

They now have to Develop (Software) for the different design. More cost!

A NEW production set-up for the NEW design to be manufactured.  More cost!

So -- if the sales price of the Peg2 is as advised --- what (if any) did they do about:
 «1» The money spent on April1 and April2?
 «2» The money spent on the re-design of their motherboard?
 «3» The money spent on Software design for their new motherboard?
 «3» The money spent on changing their production line?

Was THIS extra cost just covered by a Fairy Godmother?

When FORD comes out with a NEW car -- they have to recover the money spent designing it, changing the production line, and manufacturing new components and body-panels!