eevBLAB 101 - Why Are Tektronix Oscilloscopes So Expensive?

Answering the question of why Tektronix and the other top tier manufactuer's oscilloscopes are so expensive? Why don't they just make a low cost scope?
Here is a list of 16 reasons, can you add more?

00:00 - Why Are Tektronix Oscilloscopes So Expensive?
03:18 - Educational Market
04:00 - Warranty & Service
04:41 - Industrial Components
05:55 - Made in the USA, Supply Chain Assurance, & Export control agreements
07:29 - Applications Support
08:46 - Construction Quality & Consistency
09:07 - Longevity of Production
10:22 - Calibration & Servicing
11:34 - Measurement Confidence
12:25 - Approved Vendors
14:06 - Defacto Standard & Brand Solutions
14:51 - Accesories
15:29 - Pioneers & High end solutions
16:53 - Small things
17:56 - Consistency in User Interface
19:21 - More polished firmware
21:14 - More polished applications software solutions

Why are Fluke meters so expensive? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay9wFQAW19Y

Alan Wolke W2AEW: https://www.youtube.com/user/w2aew
The Signal Path: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2KkgI-kyK0

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