The Hidden Costs of Bargain Electronics

Fill Dirt writes "Mike Langberg of Knight-Ridder newspapers wrote an interesting article on the the hidden costs of bargain priced consumer electronics. I saw it in the Seattle Times business section with the title Can't lose with bargain DVD player, but low cost carries price ."

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Commodization drives down prices and margins

[Anonymous Coward]

...and drives jobs to countries with lower labor costs. It has happened with all manufacturing. Now it is happening with software too, and we have ourselves to thank. If we aren't taking advantage of low prices at Walmart, we are taking advantage of free software.