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I might note that Microsoft lost money on every XBox initially. But gaming was a different business.
by teyc 15y ago
I might note that Microsoft lost money on every XBox initially. But gaming was a different business.
- danilocampos 15y agoA business where they can extract enormous licensing fees from content sold at a much higher price point.
- teyc 15y agoYou are quite right. iPad apps have a much lower price point. Apple could have extracted significantly more rent if they hadn't allowed free apps.
- stephen_g 15y agoBut I doubt that the ecosystem would be anywhere near as large if the had, so doing that could have ended up making them a lot less money.