There are logical reasons for this shift. First, production of the hardware machinery has entered the mass production, fully automated stage so that manufacturing costs have dropped and thus the market price has fallen. Software on the other hand has become increasingly complex in response to the expansion of operator needs and computer functions.
「風水輪流轉」，近年來硬體因自動化大量生產，價格不斷下跌；軟體卻因須針對每一用戶的需求設計而水漲船高。