| Pemalite said: They are a leader in profits, even if they don't sell the most units. |
Are you seriously trying to say that XBox is "a leader in profits"?
A few months ago, MS admitted losing $100-$150 per console sold. Shortly thereafter they reduced the price of the consoles by $50...
How much does XBox pay the MS Server division for using Azure? For maintaining/expanding server hardware?
"Volume sales can come later and capitalise on that". Yeah, we know that excuse:
Phil Spencer in 2016: "Yeah this year wasn't really good, software wise. But next year, you will see..."
Phil Spencer in 2017: "Yeah this year wasn't really good, software wise. But next year, you will see..."
Phil Spencer in 2018: "Yeah this year wasn't really good, software wise. But next year, you will see..."
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Rinse and repeat and we are now in 2023. Still the same guy with the same announcement.
XBox was and still essentially is a vanity project initiated by Balmer/Gates. For any "normal" company, it should have been killed 1-2 decades ago as it has been writing red numbers day one ever since its inception.
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