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They sell a lot more than just the WRT54 and are terrified that the $250 market (or whatever) will collapse if people start buying low end models and reflashing to gain features.

Its a market segmentation game. They'd gladly pay $5 extra for less memory, if neutering the low end device saves the sale of a high end $200 model.

You may wish to look into who owns Linksys.



> You may wish to look into who owns Linksys.

I think you're referring to Cisco, who manufactures higher-end networking equipment. But recently, Belkin bought Linksys from Cisco: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57574628-92/belkin-complete...




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