But while the market for courses is strong at present, Hardie believes future growth will come more from custom than open courses, because many companies perceive them as offering better value for money.

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Most car makers also mix custom colors for customers, but be aware that such shades can hurt resale value.

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And it'll be an even better value once the company opens up the SDK to developers so they can go bananas with the custom software tricks.

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