Comment by scarface74

They designed a razor handle merely as an instrument to hold a pre-sharpened disposable razor blade. The only value-added product they ever had was blades, they never gave a rip about the handle.

While I was researching before I replied, I found out the whole razer razer blade analogy was an urban myth. In fact, both the razors and the blades were expensive at first until the patents expired and (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1676444).

But after thinking about the rest, you're right.