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<div>Sorry to follow this off-topic but solely in the interest of
trying to stop the propagation of yet another MS lie: ;-)</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">Microsoft, Sony AND Nintendo sell the hardware at
below cost hoping to</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000"> make it back up in sales of
games.</font></blockquote>
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<div>Wrong. Sony does make a profit on every PlayStation sold. This
has been reflected yearly in their annual reports and at stockholder's
meetings.</div>
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<div>Nintendo may now be selling their hardware below cost, although
traditionally they have not done so. If so, this practice is clearly
in response to the X-Box pricing. Historically speaking, they never
sold previous systems at a loss.</div>
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