On: WRT54G History: The Router That Accidentally Went ...

[mobilio]

This one works 14 years without issue.

Except that 2 times was crashed and then start with blank settings.

[midasuni → mobilio]

Thus making the supplier $60 over 14 years.

Sell a whizzy router with go fast blue LEDs for $150 that dies after 3 years and you make $750 in 15 years.

Advertise it with some “value add” MITM dns hijacking by default and you can even get a recurrent revenue stream on top of it. Bundle it as “Internet security” and you can charge bothe the customer and the advertiser.

[mobilio → midasuni]

Actually much more than $60...

I've purchase other Linksys stuff and few mine friends bought new routers because of mine recommendation.

But that was before they switch to VxWorks OS. Once they switch i didn't recommend them anymore.