Tech Costs Declining

The cluster focuses on the expectation that costs of new technologies decrease over time due to innovation, economies of scale, widespread adoption, and commoditization, with examples like solar panels and batteries.

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Sample Comments

WC3w6pXxgGd Mar 8, 2020 View on HN

The cost will decrease over time, just like all tech.

alvah Jul 26, 2022 View on HN

New tech becomes cheaper when widely adopted. See: solar panels.

coinward Feb 17, 2021 View on HN

things should be getting cheaper with innovation and technology growth

slim Apr 24, 2023 View on HN

This does not need to be expensive. I expect the price to drop down with economy of scale

majewsky Sep 18, 2016 View on HN

Later models most likely cost less because the technology became more commoditized.

TeMPOraL Oct 16, 2015 View on HN

The hardware will get cheaper as more people will want it.

altcognito Mar 19, 2019 View on HN

Given the improvement in technology, you would expect a decreased price in that case.

supermatt Dec 5, 2018 View on HN

is the technology getting better or is the cost of production getting lower?

ComputerGuru May 25, 2016 View on HN

Technology gets cheaper (and more advanced/capable) over time.

jillesvangurp Feb 9, 2022 View on HN

That's generally how things with new tech. Initially expensive; it gets cheaper over time. Eventually patents run out and everybody gets in on the action.