On Tue, 15 Apr 2003, Jinx wrote:

> The opposition product, which does exactly the same job, costs
> NZ$1350. I've never physically examined this product to copy it, I
> was told what it does and just did it my way, actually improving it.
> Apparently the opposition product does sell quite well, and as far
> as I know, my version is the only other competitor

I did one a year and a half or so back...  there *was* no competing
product, ours was the first.  I did the hardware & firmware for another
guy, who did the marketing and sales.  Since having it work properly one
time would save the customer about $35K, he was selling them like mad for
$1300+ each.  Cost to manufacture was well under $200.  Seller was very
happy indeed, and so were the customers...  even at what appears to be a
very high profit, they were getting a great deal.

Unfortunately *I* never got paid for it, but that's a different story.  I
recommend against taking on jobs for a percentage, by the way.

Dale
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It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of Karma to burn off.

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