Hi again,
KeepIt:
Yes i know what you mean and it is not limited to parts purchases. A short time ago a friend went to a restaurant for turkey dinner a place we had been to many times before. When he got the turkey they gave him no gravy. He told the waitress he didnt get any. She brought hiim some *beef* gravy. He said that was beef gravy, she said, "Oh you want turkey gravy", he said "yes of course". Funny.
4pyros:
I did not say they lost any big customers, although they may have. What i said was that if they made it more standard they would not loose *any* customers. not only that, this kind of thing has a trickle down effect where one person tells another person, then anther, etc., until other people start to realize they could use one with their product too or just offer it as a 'option', and do it with no board rework or little board rework. So all i am stating is that the MORE standard the part is the MORE people can use it. The less standard the LESS people can use it and therefore the LESS people can buy it. It's that simple. They wanted to *cut* costs by makin9 it cheaper so they can sell it at the same price. Once they do that it makes it more difficult for manufacturers to use it in their product.