I'm not sure if the writer of this article, which is clearly not based on any empirical evidence, has even the most basic comprehension of economics:
"Releasing products that rely on this architecture will fuel adoption and lower prices as demand rises"
Unfortunately, a higher demand does not facilitate lower prices, in most cases it is just the opposite. For example, the case when Apple released black iPods at a higher price, not because they cost more, but rather because the demand was substantially higher. This can also be observed with the black macbooks. This is basic economics, maybe the writer of this article should have done more research...
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