http://venturebeat.disqus.com/News about Tech, Business and InnovationenMon, 24 Apr 2006 08:01:14 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2006/04/24/aliens-ipo-close-encounters-of-the-scary-kind/#comment-14665869<p>Hi,</p><p>Not surprised EPC passive Tag world, is an bad business model for startup,</p><p>In short issues curently Alien is faced with are:</p><p>Low volume of tags sale on per customer basis, also per tag costs an customer 5 cents in 2010 now about 25 cents vs. 22 cents to make one currently.<br> Competiting with well established players such as TI, Philips and other who own fabs, and able to use this product as an filler product. When they are not running DSP's...</p><p>I can see VC's wanting to unload this one, and collect.</p><p>RK!</p>RKMon, 24 Apr 2006 08:01:14 -0000