binary solo on 12 December 2014
Your one flawed assumption is that Sony thought they would win November NPD. Do you have evidence for this? Sony may have revised its internal forecast for November when it learnt of MS's November plan and decided not to take similar measures. They may have thought it would be closer but I doubt they would have thought to win.
“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” - Bertrand Russell
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