modou Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 In the old conventional wisdom : Power is free , transistors expensive in the new conventional wisdom : transistors are free , power is expensive . My question is why this shift from expensive transistors to in-expensive or free transistors and the same shift to power too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joatmon Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 The actual material a transistor or microchip is made from costs almost nothing. However, development costs of a new device or chip is high. Once development costs have been recovered the chip can be sold for very little and still show a profit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnStu Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 It's (eletronic chips) cheap now 'cause they undercut too much (the corporations). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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