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fjtorres · 06-13-2012, 05:54 PM

They said they're going to lend the readers for offsite use: that is why the 3G and the front lighting.
If they were only going to be used in the embassies they could get by without either.

Also: both the number of Units and the dollar amount of the contract are estimates. If all the options get exercised and enough readers are bought (way over 2500) *then* the contract might be worth $16 million. There is plenty of headroom baked into the contract.

06-13-2012, 05:54 PM	#26
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	They said they're going to lend the readers for offsite use: that is why the 3G and the front lighting. If they were only going to be used in the embassies they could get by without either. Also: both the number of Units and the dollar amount of the contract are estimates. If all the options get exercised and enough readers are bought (way over 2500) then the contract might be worth $16 million. There is plenty of headroom baked into the contract.