I believe in the free market place where anyone can sell at any price they wish. That being said, in my opinion it would have been in the best interest of everyone (Acube/current SAM owners) if the cost to produce these boards would have come down after the initial return on investment was achieved, only Acube would know this. The cost of the boards initially would have been higher and expectedly so, but after a certain point to attempt to increase the customer base the price should have been dropped. Developers of both software and hardware would be attracted by the increase in users and potential customers.
Forgive my basic look at economics (basic college Macro/Micro) in regards to Acubes pricing schemes, but I believe they could pull in more buyers who are on the bubble of buying if they lowered the price on these boards, me being one of them. Also, folks outside of the Amiga family circle could be drawn in with the idea of trying something new if the price was right and the developers were on board to expand the platform.
I would like to hear from those closer to epicenter of why the pricing has stayed so rigid.
The Dawg
