do you know how much higher they can price MIT when the closest competitor sells their machine for at least a million according to my source .. http://www.biomerieux-industry.com/servlet/srt/bio/industry-microbiology/dynPage?node=pathogen_detection_food food for thought tho: nobody likes revolutions that could cause serious loss in revenues/jobs despite lower costs. think abt the commission a sales rep would've earned promoting a slower machine, lab supplies etc etc its a great technology. but way ahead of its time. (=