Most of the people just follow the rules defined by big companies like Intel, but that's not Shuttle. It's very risky to create a new product. Maybe just 1% will survive. We tried and failed thousands of times in researching and developing new products before we succeeded with the XPC. This trial and error provided us very good experience and real practice. When we came up with the idea of shrinking the size of PC while maintaining performance, ergonomics and style, these experiences helped a lot.
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