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Re: [FVC]: 2007-2008 FTC (was FVC) Season is Official
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Originally Posted by Billfred
[blunt]The 1,100+ FIRST Robotics Competition teams*.[/blunt]
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[blunter] - That is about 5% of the market that needs to be addressed.
- That is not the 5% that most needs to be served by FTC.
- With rather rare exceptions, those 5% are not small, 3-to-8 person teams with one or two mentors.
- That 5% pays a large fee that I believe includes a substantial chunk of their regional expenses. The parts they get are mostly in-kind donations and are worth much more than the total FRC annual fee.
- My FTC team would gladly pay for our share of an FTC "regional" if we got a complete enough kit (full of tons of donated parts) in return for the fee; and if that kit's software (and hardware) learning curve varied little from year to year.
- Etc.
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BillF - opinions will vary, but I think your comparsion has a few oranges mixed in with its apples. - Blake
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02-08-2007, 17:15
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