This is an interesting point, which may turn out to surprise.

Although resistive screens are cheaper than capacitive (afaik the only known mobile MT tech), I'll bet that Stantum has a patent (or some other form of intellectual property protection) on their invention. If this is true (and it seems reasonable), it grants them the right to a mini-monopoly, or to set the price on these products as they see fit. So while we may see cheap plain-resistive screens coming out of aisa, Stantum screens are likely to be priced at a profit maximising point.

Put another way, the inexpensiveness of the resistive screen may be a benefit mostly for Stantum, as it can improve their profit margins.

Playing the armchair economist:
I would guess that, due to the rapidity of technological evolution the horizon for payback on the technology will be in the near future, as competition will likely come up with near-substitute multi-touch tech; perhaps even using resistive screens. This means that the payback period will be closer, and thus price higher (fewer units sold in the short-term, vs long-term).

I'm guessing that these screens will be priced competitively with current capacitive screens (current MT kings), with the advertised advantage of not needing a finger or special stylus, and having ultra-accurate multi-touch input. I'd also guess that the company will license the topology of the controller (like ARM does with its semi-conductors) to resistive device manufacturers for RAPID deployment of the tech, as they already have the facilities of mass production well established.

Playing the student:
This is all speculation. As I'm not an economist, I'd love to get anybody's expertise/knowledge/comments on the matter!

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