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0 pointscolinmhayes3y ago0 comments

The money is in the app store. Video game console sell at cost as far as I know, but they make a killing over their lifetime because they make $15 on every game sold.

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shafyy3y ago

Exactly. It's like saying Gilette or Nespresso lose money per unit sold. Sure, but they make it up with replacement razors and espresso capsules.

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0 pointscolinmhayes3y ago0 comments

The money is in the app store. Video game console sell at cost as far as I know, but they make a killing over their lifetime because they make $15 on every game sold.

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shafyy3y ago

Exactly. It's like saying Gilette or Nespresso lose money per unit sold. Sure, but they make it up with replacement razors and espresso capsules.

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