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True, it's more egalitarian today, than it was 10, 20, 30 years ago etc, but the trend I'm talking about has only just began (perhaps 2 years ago, barely an upgrade cycle). Where will it be in 10 years?

What market forces stop vendors selling small quantities of far better tech at far better profits? Price discrimination is fundamental in marketing: different people will (can) pay different prices. An extreme example: I believe the military gets more advanced process nodes, when there are only small runs, before mass production.



> What market forces stop vendors selling small quantities of far better tech at far better profits?

I think the iPad Pro answers that. Could you buy or design a faster mobile processor than the A12X?

"High volume, high profit" trumps "low volume, extreme profit".


Oh, you have both, in fact a range of price points.




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