Question: OK , let's make sure you understand the razor - razor blades model. How does this business model work? You sell part of your product

OK, let's make sure you understand the razor-razor blades
model.
How does this business model work?
You sell part of your product cheaply and then make more money
selling the replacement parts over and over again.
Anna
Exactly, this model was named for what major manufacturers do
with razor blades in giving away the handle, then selling
replacement blades. It's also common with printers and printer
ink.
So how would this model work for your business?
Rather than handles that many VR systems use, our technology embeds hundreds of tiny sensors onto custom-sized gloves that both detect movement and provide physical
response stimulation that can emulate everything from water and sweat to a soft breeze or a pin prick or paper cut.
Points of Note:
Follows VR protocols to integrate with any headset
Requires software programmers to incorporate glove stimulus into their code
We have developed coding processes to make this simple for existing or new developers
Wholly new games designed with these stimuli in mind will be the most valuable
Gloves are backwards compatible to work with existing programs just as handles have
Gloves deteriorate over time based on use and must be replaced periodically
Materials and manufacturing for the gloves are surprisingly inexpensive at scale
Input and output systems are separate
Gloves can be used just to output movements in games without any physical response
Gloves can be used just as physical responses in games and still take input from traditional handles
Gloves must be sized correctly to work well
Simple small/medium/large sizes are not sufficient for all hands
Sizes do not have to be fully custom; 7 to 9 different sizes should be appropriate
We could give away the gloves then make money by selling the
headset for a premium price.
We could sell a cheap headset that works with our gloves and then
make more money off the purchase of new gloves.
We could sign people up for a recurring purchase and only let them
use the glove interface if they have paid for that month or year.
 OK, let's make sure you understand the razor-razor blades model. How

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