well, the math is only partially correct. because:
- a serial number of 160xxx rather leads towards a 160k units produced, not just 30k.
- even at 30k, with 1.5 mils a year and 5 employees paid at let's say 3k a month (which is a big wedge) will results in 5x3x2x12 (employees, wedge, taxes, months) = 360k a year. add another 300k for hardware costs (10x30k) and you'll get expenses of around 660k. let's throw another 300k for the other expenses (rent and so on, even if is more than three times what should be spent on for these), and you'll get 960k from 1500k. a profit of more than 50%, which is HUGE.
now, considering NP is not only doing TrackIR, the costs should be even less.
And if we'll actually consider the 160k units produced and at least 140k sold (I'm sure they are not manufacturing them all at once, but in batches accordingly to demand), then we are looking at other summs entirely.
Nothing of this change the fact that TrackIR is nothing more than a sort of performant camera, hardware wise, and asking 150 euro for that, is WAY too much.
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