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by maccard 1616 days ago
In your analogy, what about the parts of the work that aren't building the bike, like the printer you use for shipping labels.

Sure you could buy a $1500 xerox, but you could also buy a $99 laserjet. Across the N items you buy, a handful will fail or need replacement. they're the things you buy quality versions of.