> The argument in this article is like comparing the cost of a Rolex to a random brand of mechanical watch on gear count

I mean... rolex is overpriced brand whose cost to consumers is mainly just marketting in itself. Its production cost is nowhere close to selling price and looking at gears is fair way of evaluating that

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fragmede an hour ago | parent [-]

> production cost is nowhere close to selling price

When has production cost had anything to do with selling price?

	▲	eru an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Not directly. But if production cost is above selling price, you typically tend to get less production. And if production cost is (way) below selling price, that tends to invite competition.