| ▲ | lokar 3 days ago | |
A group of research universities should start a non-profit co-op to produce this for them. Getting just the university of California should be enough critical mass. | ||
| ▲ | xmcqdpt2 2 days ago | parent [-] | |
Depends on the product. Some products just have a single supplier for the whole world over, because they are extremely specialized. It's not uncommon though for eg departments to have common equipment that they negotiate together. | ||