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toddmorey • today at 12:47 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

Is it just entirely unprofitable to sell hardware devices unsubsidized without locking it all into restrictive ecosystems & services?


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Elsewhereindeed • today at 1:40 AM

Nintendo manages to squeak out a margin on hardware unlike the other big players. However, this is only because they trail behind in specs, and their devices are simply cheaper.

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monomial • today at 1:09 AM

Normal profit is not enough any more. It must be 1000x return, infinite growth, monopolize an entire industry style profit.

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