Why do USB JP-1 cables cost so much?

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Why do USB JP-1 cables cost so much?

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It appears that JP-1 cables for USB cost more than twice what they cost for Parallel. Why is this so?
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Parts and labor.
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Mostly parts, in the USB IC, and the PCB.
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You need to understand that the USB cable isn't just a cable. It's a USB-to-JP1 adapter. The simple parallel JP1 cable is really just a cable.
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