I've always wondered why the same logic doesn't apply to using a commercial BIOS. Doesn't the per-unit cost for someone like Compal add up to more than the value in using a customized Phoenix firmware? Even with UEFI the branded option is generally used.
There aren’t that many 1% in 100% or even that many 0.1% in 100%.
Saving a penny on the keyboard will be one of hundreds of places where a penny was saved. Good engineering and product design is about trade offs and compromise, not taking absolute positions about what’s shitty or not.
Exactly. Opportunity cost. Maybe saving a penny on this portion of the keyboard let’s them spend a penny on some other part of the design that might have even more positive customer impact.
