tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334453475526523597.post1878328182614726784..comments2023-11-07T10:31:25.370+00:00Comments on CoreGenomics: The 2500 flowcell: is this Illumina's razor bladeJames@cancerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825715598810395734noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334453475526523597.post-47683519245247996182012-10-10T00:01:46.981+01:002012-10-10T00:01:46.981+01:00James, Illumina is already doing this, sort of... ...James, Illumina is already doing this, sort of... It's just that the 'razor' in this case is so expensive, they can't give it away for free. But they do charge substantially lower margins than they do for the flow cells and reagents. Razors can be given away for free when the blades will cover the expense in just a few purchases. If you wanted a free HiSeq, you'd have to be willing to pay at least 10X what you're paying now for reagents. I'm not sure most people would be willing to do that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590569202982138251noreply@blogger.com