What retail pricing strategy has allowed Texas Instruments to maintain their graphing calculator prices at around $100 for over 25 years, despite minimal hardware updates?

Texas Instruments revolutionized mathematics education with their graphing calculators, particularly the TI-83 and TI-84 series. Despite minimal hardware changes over decades and the rise of smartphone technology, these devices maintain significant market share in educational settings. This poll explores the remarkable product longevity and pricing strategy behind one of education's most enduring technological tools.

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Educational captive market - required by standardized tests and curricula
Exclusive patent protection preventing competitor products
Continuous software innovation justifying stable pricing
Manufacturing cost increases offsetting expected technology price decline