outlawauron said:
Most retailers may at most $4 or $5 off of hardware. |
That's about right. About $3-5 from what I remember working retail. They only sell the console to attract customers to buy thinks like controllers, accessories, and HDMI cables (which retailers make massive profit).
Shipping costs probably me it closer to $50 per console. At this point, they are probably spending more in promotion and marketing.
"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY." --Hermann Goering, leading Nazi party member, at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials
Conservatives: Pushing for a small enough government to be a guest in your living room, or even better - your uterus.
