Yes, that could be the case.Uncle E wrote:This is just an assumption, my guess is they're actually agreeing to manufacture the boxes in exchange for these lower prices. If that's correct, their agreement might only be valid on boxes. It also might give some insight into what happened with Sample Logic.
Another possible reason is that their funders may require them to have physical inventory that can be audited.
But wouldn't there be some possibilties to get tax benefits, by reducing CO2 emission from the business operation, obviously going from surface to internet transport would benefit that. In case of that, I would expect the funders to back the option that would leave most money in the kitty in the end