Comment Re:License fees are a hidden tax (Score 1) 131
Using $1 per unit as an example when the actual fee is $0.05 misrepresents the facts, which needs to be pointed out.
The return is completely disproportionate to the initial investment. How much do you think it cost to come up with the standard for the HDMI cable? How much do you think is being made worldwide if even $1.00 US is going for license fees?
But what if $0.05 is the fee per cable/unit?
Because that is the actual license fee for HCMI.
Why make up numbers when the actual numbers are available through a simple search? http://www.hdmi.org/manufactur...
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