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Re: Nearly Officially Official: cRIO Control System To Be Reused

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Originally Posted by EricVanWyk View Post
On the other hand, I also hope there is a way for rich teams to buy extras. I'd like it even more if those purchases helped to subsidize the less fortunate teams.
A very noble thought with which I agree. We all want everyone to be able to participate.
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Originally Posted by artdutra04 View Post
So exactly how is only giving teams a single control system good again?
Perhaps it saves money on entry fees?
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Originally Posted by Cory View Post
Does anyone think we will see reduced entry fees from this? No, we will see the same entry fee as always, and us not receiving a new system every year will allow FIRST to subsidize the vastly increased cost of the cRIO relative to the IFI system. In the end we pay the same as we did for the IFI system, but get less.
I disagree, I think a two-tiered cost structure is inevitable. However, neither of us should be speculating, especially highly negative speculation.

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