| kowenicki said: There has always been this contradiction. arguement 1 "360 is actually more expensive because of the add-ons required" arguement 2 "360 only sells more because it is so cheap!" slight contradiction there. |
No, actually, this is the 'people are stupid and fall for marketing' argument.
It's a valid argument, as long as you think that people are stupid. Because if peopel are stupid, they will not realize that in order to utilize the 360, they need add-ons, and they only go on the initial price.
It's been utilized to great effect since the Wii first launched. Then it was the WiiMote that was a gimmick and Wii only sold because of the price. They didn't realize the games were all crap.
If you suppose that people are not stupid, however, the argument falls apart rather quickly. I prefer to think that people are not stupid, that they know at least a bit about what they want and what is the most efficient in satisfying that want. If they buy a console for cheap without all the extras, I assume that's what they actually want. If they buy a console that is expensive but has all the extras, I assume that's what they actually want. And not that they're stupid.
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