@cstross__dup_483@wandering.shop
Post #712060
2026-03-22 15:08 UTC
@j404@mastodon.social @rootwyrm@weird.autos @graydon@canada.masto.host As I've already said: the Neo consists of a cheap screen, a keyboard, a battery … and floor sweepings that would go out in the trash if they didn't use them in the neo. The brains of the neo are iPhone 17 Pro *rejects*. The Neo makes iPhone production more profitable just by existing.
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@rootwyrm@weird.autos 2026-03-22 15:27
@cstross @j404 @graydon folks, you are trying to 'explain' to somebody who has shipped north of 100k systems since 1991. I do not know how the sausage is made; I'm the sausage maker. The Neo is not cheap. That LCD is not cheap. High contrast, high resolution IPS 60Hz 13" panel plus integration, that's a $90+ BOM by itself not including tooling and hinges which by themselves are likely ~$10-20. That's EASILY a $50 BOM keyboard. Fusing post-hoc costs backend, it is extremely not free. etc.