Swiss Micros announces DM42L

[Allen]

(02-20-2016 02:21 PM)Gene Wrote:  I do agree there. With the WP-34S and now the 42L, the days of high prices on the 42S sure seem numbered to me.

This is good news indeed, but I think the 42s market will remain steady for two reasons:
1) No other clone has been able to replicate the magnificent tactile feel of the original Pioneer series.

2) I have seen an overwhelming desire for engineers of any age to re-purchase whatever calculator model they had circa age 20. I believe this is tied to neuroplasticity and lack of desire to learn a new keyboard lay out as one gets older. (This is why my grandparents could never learn their VCR remote, and why I still prefer my 48g when my 50g is superior in almost every way.)

For the same reason, I propose it would not be profitable to produce a HP-28 clone. It was only in production a short time compared to the HP41 before it and the HP 48 series after it, so your target market would essentially be a small 2-4 year span of engineers.