luinil said:
NinjabreadMan said:
Desroko said:
Kyros said:
Name another console that has demand this high after 18 months, and I'll grant you the point.
How about another piece of consumer electronics...
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I guess you can't, then. It seriously amazes me that people are under the impression that increasing production is a matter of pressing a button or signing a check. |
It's not as big a deal as some people seem to think either. Opening up a factory would cost money, probably a lot of money. It might satisfy their short term goals i.e. the next year, but not their long term goals over the next 5-6 years. Perhaps they believe that demand will not outstrip supply in numbers or amount of time to justify the knock to their profits. "I believe that something must be wrong if we conduct our business with the premise that we will need to cut prices of our hardware as time goes on" This is the sentence I have a problem with. It's not whether they cut the price now, but say in 4 years time, if it's still selling as this price i'd be pissed. Out of date tech should go down in price to reflect such. |
That is a valid point, but still he said that the earliy buyers shouldn't be punished when compared to the late comers. If the later buyers pay a less amount than the early adopters it is a type of a slap in the face to the early supporters. |
True you could put it that way, but you could also say you paid a premium in order to enjoy the product before anyone else.
Also, it isn't as simple as supply and demand. Disposable income, alternative choices, preferences all come into it. The laws of demand and supply only hold when all factors related to them are fixed, and they sure as hell aren't fixed in a real world situation like this.
According to supply and demand, if you increased supply when demand was fixed, the price willing to be paid would fall but you'd sell more units.
