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There isn't a business case for getting new technologies in mass production so quickly.

Businesses price to maximise profits, which isn't necessarily anything to do with production cost. It's more profitable to sell at a high price to early adopters first, and then gradually bring the price down.




If a technology is truly revolutionary, then there is most certainly a business case for putting it into mass production quickly. If you can disrupt an old industry or technology and replace it en masse with your new product, you will achieve market dominance in the new market. On the other hand, if you phase your product in slowly from the high end, your competitors will have time to copy you and grow their market share apace with yours.




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