Shots
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I agree completely with that. I want a quality product, but at some point the cost of R&D should probably be figured into higher volume sales rather than higher price of a single unit. I'm not a business major so I don't know where that line is, or how the determine what to charge for a product. And if I understand you correctly, your point is that at some point a company is "over-engineering" the product and simply adding cost by putting extra time into it. Having been on the engineering side of things in the past I have a much better understanding of that side of it, and you are absolutely correct. You can engineer a product, pretty much indefinitely trying to make it better. Hence the iphone 2, 3, 4, etc. You keep working on a product to make changes/improvements and roll out updated versions. Mechanical parts are no different, so development could go on forever. Where do the lift companies draw the line and say this is a good product rather than pouring more money/time into it? Hard to say, it's obviously up to them, but I'd hope they don't overdo it and make a product super expensive.
Like you, I don't necessarily want the Rolex or the Timex. I'd rather something in the middle like a Citizen. Quality, probably a bit more expensive than the cheapest option, but not gratuitously expensive like the "high end" option either. I just want to know that I've bought a quality product, so I take my time to investigate the claims. Talk to people who have the product, compare the materials of similar products, etc. Do I put more into it than a lot of people? Maybe.... probably. It's just the way I'm wired.
Like you, I don't necessarily want the Rolex or the Timex. I'd rather something in the middle like a Citizen. Quality, probably a bit more expensive than the cheapest option, but not gratuitously expensive like the "high end" option either. I just want to know that I've bought a quality product, so I take my time to investigate the claims. Talk to people who have the product, compare the materials of similar products, etc. Do I put more into it than a lot of people? Maybe.... probably. It's just the way I'm wired.
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