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Consoles are loss-leaders. It's commissions on game sales they really want.
Exactly. I'm not sure how the concept of a loss-leader is so foreign here. Grocery stores have done this for decades to get you in the door.
IMHO, the price isn't low enough. Provide the console for free. Charge for the games. You'll probably get more customers that way.
Until someone figures out how to boot linux on it and people will have free hardware.
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Those who can't write, write manuals.
Subsidize razor to profit off blades (Score:3, Insightful)
Consoles are loss-leaders. It's commissions on game sales they really want.
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Consoles are loss-leaders. It's commissions on game sales they really want.
Exactly. I'm not sure how the concept of a loss-leader is so foreign here. Grocery stores have done this for decades to get you in the door.
IMHO, the price isn't low enough. Provide the console for free. Charge for the games. You'll probably get more customers that way.
Re:Subsidize razor to profit off blades (Score:3)
Until someone figures out how to boot linux on it and people will have free hardware.