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**SeaBass** · 29th December 2007, 19:12

Quote: (Originally Posted by PaulTG2)

...The real revolutionary, and market, opportunity is in moving outside the technical diving market and into the mainstream rental strap-it-on-and-dive market. ...This requires major changes in design philosophy, electronics/controls, and, most importantly, overall durability. ... That is hindered by the early adopters who will reject most of the technology that makes moves in those directions as they also tend to limit applications to areas outside the early adopters use areas.

My understanding is that in other high growth industries new technology is eventually accepted (by target market), standardized and mass produced bringing the cost down.

It is my guess that this is where Draeger pioneered and failed. It attempted to sandardize a not fully developed/accepted technology. As a result it was not fully embraced by technical divers or mainstream.

The understanding I get from Dave's comment regarding "this generation" is that it has basically been accepted (by technical divers) and standardized (conceptually) meeting it's evolutionary end. This would imply that it could be mass produced (not at it's current price point) however the technical diving community's demand is basically low (how many members of Rebreather World are there?).

So I agree the real opportunity is outside the technical diving market but has yet to be fully accepted, developed and standardized.

--SB

29th December 2007, 19:12	#22 (permalink)
SeaBass Thom Susko Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Ray Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Ray Home Build Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Clemente, CA Posts: 232	Re: oms rebreather Quote: (Originally Posted by PaulTG2) ...The real revolutionary, and market, opportunity is in moving outside the technical diving market and into the mainstream rental strap-it-on-and-dive market. ...This requires major changes in design philosophy, electronics/controls, and, most importantly, overall durability. ... That is hindered by the early adopters who will reject most of the technology that makes moves in those directions as they also tend to limit applications to areas outside the early adopters use areas. My understanding is that in other high growth industries new technology is eventually accepted (by target market), standardized and mass produced bringing the cost down. It is my guess that this is where Draeger pioneered and failed. It attempted to sandardize a not fully developed/accepted technology. As a result it was not fully embraced by technical divers or mainstream. The understanding I get from Dave's comment regarding "this generation" is that it has basically been accepted (by technical divers) and standardized (conceptually) meeting it's evolutionary end. This would imply that it could be mass produced (not at it's current price point) however the technical diving community's demand is basically low (how many members of Rebreather World are there?). So I agree the real opportunity is outside the technical diving market but has yet to be fully accepted, developed and standardized. --SB Last edited by SeaBass : 29th December 2007 at 23:53.
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