[jsizzle]

Is it just me or does the price point seem extremely low? They have a device that should be in high demand globally, and maybe one competitor. And they are charging 15-30k, for basically unlimited usage?? You can't tell me federal law enforcement wouldn't pay at minimum ten times that amount for metered usage...

[ashman5]

I bet they realize the lifespan of this device is very short and are trying to maximize ROI short-term.

[lostapathy]

That was my thought as well - but on the flip side, by dealing in quantity they are a lot more likely to have one leak and be reverse engineered, and thus have Apple render them all useless.

It's certainly an interesting problem of profit maximization!

[SlowRobotAhead]

Unless the vulnerability is in the CPU/DMA/whatever and not easily patched. Everyone assumes that Apple has no idea what it is, maybe they are keenly aware and it’s just not fixable.

[djsumdog]

True. If Apple or a security firm get a hold of one of these devices, surely they'd be able to reverse engineer it and patch the vulnerabilities.

[Mtinie]

That was my thought, too. Other than this report, has there been verifiable evidence the device even works?

The photo stagings remind me of ones I’d use on a pre-release marketing site for a vapor-ware product to test demand and a price point.

[ErikHuisman]

same principle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXglwbyMydM