Does anyone have some hard figures on how much ASICs cost the industry? A speculative $20m p/a has been bandied about, which would make the whole affair worth well over $150m since introduction.
...and all it has given back is discounted food to the lucky few that work at the big terminals.
If the ASIC security scheme was actually truly valid and worthwhile then it would have been introduced for free as its intrinsic benefits would have made it justifyable to the community at large. But to me it just looks like a rort.