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Posted by JLee on 04/06/06 18:21
Mr. X wrote:
> Sure, Sony try to do this. It's a the classic Japanese approach to the
> problem. Buy marketshare.
dude, we're talking about an "industry" taking loses in the short run,
not just "sony". because they are acting as an industry, such losses
are acceptable so long as the long-term benefits are much larger.
> Check your math, the cellphone manufactures have terrible margins. It's the
Check your ideas, the mobile companies are raking in dough like crazy
because they expanded their lineups to include medium-tech and
high-tech devices running apps, both of which cost much more than basic
phones.
By creating a new market for quality devices in the home entertainment
industry that can do much more than just play tapes, the blu-ray
industry is betting just like the cellphone industry that everyone will
benefit in the end.
And of course, the carriers are in heaven.
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