[pclmulqdq]

They charge designers $X000 for a book or a set of paint chips with swatches of all the colors, so I assume they are trying to continue that revenue stream in a subscription-based way.

[postpawl]

Linus tech tips did a video on this recently: https://youtu.be/JF8UziDHqZo

The one they got was more like $10k.

[aliqot]

That channel sure loves to waste money for the sake of "OMG LOOK $$$ WE GOT IT". Just stick to the tech and stay in your lane. This isn't what we meant when we said 'more RGB stuff'.

[Hamcha]

They're probably spending that money setting stuff up for their LTTStore stuff (see backpack, screwdrivers etc) so they might as well do a video about those things. I'm sure other manufacturers don't get the luxury of making money out of every business expense.

[Jleagle]

I enjoyed it, it's easy to skip videos that don't interest you.

[TechBro8615]

I assumed they didn't pay for any of this stuff and the vendors give them products to make a video about them.

[aliqot]

In the Pantone video in question they say they paid thousands for it

[TechBro8615]

Yeah I saw that. I assumed it was a lie. Maybe I'm giving them too much credit, lol

[Jleagle]

They tell you if the video is sponsored.

[kuon]

You can find knockoff of very good quality for a few bucks. I think they can control it better through Adobe licensing.

[cthalupa]

The most common are the Pantone formula guide or bridge books, and those are closer to $300

It's still quite a bit, but even the FHI chip books are under $1k. You have to be doing something a bit nuts like getting the full plastic chip carousels to get up into the thousands.