Comment by WalterBright
6 hours ago
> but they cost 1000x as much
Compute power has increased more than 1000x while the cost came down.
I recall paying $3000 for my first IBM PC.
> they need to last years and not fail
Not if they are cheap enough to build and launch. Quantity has a quality all its own.
Have you heard of cosmic radiation?
Cosmic rays take time to destroy them.