Quote Originally Posted by bacchanal
Engineers very very rarely work without a cost (profitability) parameter. If this ever happens it is usually early in the design stage, and certain aspects of the design are not necessarily intended for production.
Engineers are trained to maximize profitability just like everyone else in the world.
But there's much more freedom on the statment products, as the buyer is willing to pay the extra costs. Of course Paradigm is making even greater profit on the Signature Servo than the Servo 15 too, but the buyers also undertstand this.