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Old 02-26-2014, 07:38 AM   #500
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When I said $80 I's thinking of the material cost (and manufacturing), exclusively. Of course you can't get any such screen for $80 from those who sell them. My point being that most of the cost is in the development value - not the material.
You could say that about any electronic product. Silicon chips are made from one of the cheapest materials around - basically sand. I don't see that doing so adds any particular value to the discussion, however. Development costs are what you're paying for in all "high-tech" devices.
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