> > I just want to know a price For DEVOLOPMENT of a device
> > (Schematics, prototype, and board layout).

>
>
> 4.  There's nothing wrong with adjusting your rate in proportion to
>     the product's value to the client.  I have three rates, for
>     example, for software development:

What happens when the "high rate" client finds out about the other rates?

>     My standard contract guarantees free software bug-fixes forever,
>     for instance.  Lots of people tell me this is stupid, but I don't
>     mind... I think the guarantee's important, and besides, it
>     doesn't get used very often.  When it DOES get used, though, even
>     a very minor fix can end up costing me a lot of money.
>

It sounds like you don't write very complex programs, or maybe you are the
first programmer to achieve perfection,  or how do you define
a bug?  Do you work for companies that never change their minds?


> When you build a REAL product for a REAL company, however, things
> are different... You'll need to have Gerber files, drill tapes,
> silkscreens, assembly drawings, etc.; your code will probably have
> to be written to a higher standard; you'll need to find REAL sources
> (and maybe second sources) for all the parts;
> etc.

You're very optimistic about most companies being so capable!!

>
> -Andy
>
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