> I
> still could not believe for example that a microcontroller 
> has quite the
> similar price as a 3 way 2.5mm connector 

Things are must worse/strange than that. For some cables I can get a 5 m
cable with two connectors cheaper than 1 connector. Laser modules cost
much much more than laser-gadgets that contain the same modules. Small
graphical LCDs are very difficult to buy, but appear in all kinds of
toys. etc.

Wouter van Ooijen

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