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Aren't the Fires loss-making? That may be the reason for it being "sold out" till the Fire 2
by manojlds 14y ago
Aren't the Fires loss-making? That may be the reason for it being "sold out" till the Fire 2
- polshaw 14y agoThey might have been on launch (although i strongly doubt it personally- see cost of Chinese tablets- which also get no benefit from market sales), but they certainly aren't now.
- EwanToo 14y agoThey might of been loss making at first, but people seem to forget that mass manufacturing and general technology improvements make things a lot cheaper to make over the life of the product.
- edderly 14y agoIt's always difficult to know for sure but the calculated BOM cost is $143. http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4230653/TechInsights-says-Kindle-Fire-BoM-about--143 http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4230653/TechInsights...