On Fri, 4 Jun 2010, Philip Pemberton wrote:
The MBA Says: "People don't want to buy two
separate parts. Also it's
more profitable if they have to swap the whole thing."
It's OK to have the ballast and tube available separately, so long as THIS
year/month's tube doesn't fit last year/month's ballast. People might
even pay more for modularity, but the industry will continually obsolete
each item as soon as it is sold.
Ever ask a Fry's employee for a serial printer cable?
Or ask ANYTHING about any OS prior to XP and OS/X?
How about CX toner cartridges?