Razor-and-Blade Model
A business that places equipment at a low margin, or none, and earns its profit on the consumables used with it. Surgical systems, diagnostic analysers and printers work this way. The value lies in the installed base and how heavily it is used, not in the equipment sales, which is why investors pay more for the recurring revenue.
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