Re: Am I Stupid, or just dense?

> Steve B wrote:
> How do you create a shortage? Just not make as many units as you
> anticipate selling? MS wouldn't do that, would they?

Microsoft has been accused of worse things than that.

> And as a manufacturer, wouldn't you want to try to hit the target
> numbers so you sell ALL of them at the intended price? The
> manufacturer doesn't benefit from middlemen charging more.

Some believe that the console itself actually has almost no profit at
all. That it's the continued sales of games and accessories that is
the real money maker. The console just commits people who can only
afford one system to continue beying their games and accessories
instead of Sony's or Nintendo's.
.

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