10-25-2017, 02:57 PM
(10-25-2017 02:29 PM)Eric Rechlin Wrote: [ -> ](10-24-2017 11:43 PM)Sukiari Wrote: [ -> ]Heck a lightly bug fixed 50g with the 48g keyboard layout and improved build quality would sell like hotcakes even at $350.
No, it wouldn't. It might sell a few thousand at that price, to the most hard-core HP fans. But it would never recoup the development cost (modifying the 50g to use the 48G keyboard layout would be extremely difficult and then produce a calculator that would not be fully backwards compatible with either existing 50 or 48 series software), so it wouldn't make sense for it to be produced.
I agree. With all the excellent calculator apps available for smartphones (most either free or under $25.00), the days of $350 dedicated calculators are over.