Post by: Smashman23 on May 22, 2003, 09:23:08 AM
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Post by: mouse_clicker on May 22, 2003, 04:06:55 PM
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Post by: Stimutacs Addict on May 23, 2003, 12:05:54 PM
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Originally posted by: Smashman23
Hey I have a bet with my friend that Xbox loses money on every system they sell and that they make them becuase of sofware sales just like every sysytem. I need some sort of proof though to win the bet. If anyone knows of any articles that prove this fact than please post web link thanx!!!!!!!!!!!!
Microsoft loses money on the Xbox's they sell... Microsoft is the company, Xbox the product
Post by: manunited4eva22 on May 24, 2003, 06:48:07 AM
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Post by: Termin8Anakin on May 27, 2003, 01:54:40 AM
-Lose money more and more everytime the lower the price.
-Lose money cause of the DVD player.
-Lose money from too many free game giveaways and other packages.
-Lost LOTS of money cause they bought Rare.
-Lose money cause they are trying very hard to try and get a major foot into the Japanese market, and failing.
-Losing money cause they are constantly changing the parts in the system design, eg, the HDD and the fan.
-Losing money simply cause some people don't wanna help Bill Gates get richer (like myself).
Post by: Cube323 on May 31, 2003, 10:56:04 AM
Doubt my claims? Please read the book, its available in almost any bookstore. Hope this helps
Post by: Termin8Anakin on June 01, 2003, 05:00:27 PM
Geez...
Post by: AERO on June 01, 2003, 05:29:10 PM
Changing the manfacturing componets make the system cheaper. Anyone who doesn't buy one for that reason isn't that critical to the systems success.
Post by: dmbfan755 on June 12, 2003, 02:33:26 PM
Post by: Termin8Anakin on June 12, 2003, 05:27:52 PM
They won't know what the hell you do!
Don't sell Xbox and lose heaps of money, or sell HEAPs of Xboxes and lose billions more money, then exit the console race!
*heads to EB*
*turns back*
actually no. I don't have money to buy one.
Post by: nitsu niflheim on June 13, 2003, 05:04:33 AM
Post by: AERO on June 13, 2003, 12:14:14 PM
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Even with the use of some less expensive parts, and the moving of the Hungarian factory to China, where labor is much cheaper
That was mildly depressing.
Post by: Termin8Anakin on June 13, 2003, 06:02:25 PM
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Just read the article and: WAHAHAHAHA!
The best thing about the article was...well...all of it!
- losses of $900 Millions so far DO NOT include R&D of the XBox, marketing or the buying of studios by M$ *cough* Rare *cough*.
- losing $150-$150 on console sold, depsite use of cheap parts and cheap labour; price drops only mean more and more losses.
-can't afford to make any more price drops.
- if M$ loses too much that they can't pull themselves out, shareholders may demand M$ pull out of console business!
HAHAHAHA!
*wipes tears from eyes*
Post by: AERO on June 13, 2003, 07:06:31 PM
Post by: Termin8Anakin on June 15, 2003, 05:21:08 PM
Get them to buy Xboxs by the truck full!
Get Microsoft outta the console business!
Hahaha.
That's a really weird predicament they're in isn't it.
Post by: mouse_clicker on June 17, 2003, 01:53:44 PM
Termin8: You've got one thingwrong- the $900 million figure is what MS *thought* they'd lose after 5 years. They've ACTUALLY lost close to $500 million so far, after a year and a half, and are expected to lose more than $1 billion by the end of said 5 years.
Post by: Round Eye on June 18, 2003, 08:03:06 AM
They expected to lose money but I don't think they expected the Japanese market to be so hard to crack.
Post by: Termin8Anakin on June 19, 2003, 01:31:56 AM
Let's kick it out!
*whack! whack!*
I won't be surprised if MS go all out Japanese and create some puny little credt card sized console, with a weird name like 'J-Box !21698!' or something.
They expected to lose money yes, but why? Why did they even make a console that's going to lsoe money? Why not try to fix it up to minimise the loss, as the SHOULD have done before releasing it?
MY GOD! I'm thinking of ways to save MS money????
ARRRGH!
Just keep goin the way you are guys! You're doing great!
Post by: Mario on June 19, 2003, 01:42:43 AM
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if M$ loses too much that they can't pull themselves out, shareholders may demand M$ pull out of console business!
OMFG THAT JUST GAVE ME A NINTENDORGASM!!! ...ahem.
Post by: thecubedcanuck on June 19, 2003, 02:19:53 AM
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if M$ loses too much that they can't pull themselves out, shareholders may demand M$ pull out of console business!
Shareholders look at this from a long term point of view, and the game plan from that perspective looks pretty good. Never bet against Microsoft is a good philosophy when it comes to the stock market.
Again, why do you care so much is Microsoft is around or not?
Post by: PIAC on June 19, 2003, 02:43:15 AM
Post by: thecubedcanuck on June 19, 2003, 04:08:07 AM
I dont care. I am just real curious as to this rediculous obsession many have with the other system makers.
Seems really silly to me, they are only games after all.
Post by: Termin8Anakin on June 19, 2003, 04:19:43 AM
We don't want that.
Sony is fine at least they don't do that/
