*** The Official Google Nexus 7 Thread ***
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Is it wrong that I quite like that case?
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I thought it was a piece of toast at first.
Black would be better, but they only have that colour and pink and bright green (which is actually ok as well.
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£5.55 + £1.95 UK delivery, so fairly cheap.
Amazon sells the Kindle Fire at a loss. Gillette sells razors at a loss. Sony sells the PS3 at a loss.
This is a play for market share by Google, which they will more than make up in advertising and content revenue.
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Have we got any hard evidence for those items though?
I have never seen/known a company to sell an item where they aren't getting any profit at all, it completely defeats the purpose of having a "business"
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It's pretty much common knowledge. They never announce exact figures but for example, both the 360 and PS3 were sold at a massive loss until the components became more common and cheaper to buy. Once the consoles are in the living room though, they make money through subscriptions, licensing rights, streaming media etc.
This is exactly the same with the Nexus 7. Get it in people's hands so they start buying books and films from the play store.
This is exactly the same with the Nexus 7. Get it in people's hands so they start buying books and films from the play store.
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the wait for this is going to be painful!
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On release both the PS3 and the Xbox were sold at a loss, it's far more common then you think.
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I know that some stuff is sold using that method for those reasons (but not for big items like the consoles and tablets etc.), first that I have heard of the PS 3 etc. being sold at a loss.......
They certainly weren't cheap when they were first released!
Although do we have any real "hard evidence" from a trust worthy source as I wouldn't believe just because Sony and Microsoft told us that therefore it must be true........
They certainly weren't cheap when they were first released!
Although do we have any real "hard evidence" from a trust worthy source as I wouldn't believe just because Sony and Microsoft told us that therefore it must be true........
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I know that some stuff is sold using that method for those reasons (but not for big items like the consoles and tablets etc.), first that I have heard of the PS 3 etc. being sold at a loss.......
They certainly weren't cheap when they were first released!
Although do we have any real "hard evidence" from a trust worthy source as I wouldn't believe it if it just because Sony and Microsoft told us that therefore it must be true........
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playstation_3
The PlayStation 3's initial production cost is estimated by iSuppli to have been US$805.85 for the 20 GB model and US$840.35 for the 60 GB model.[268] However, they were priced at US$499 and US$599 respectively, meaning that units may have been sold at an estimated loss of $306 or $241 depending on model, if the cost estimates were correct,[269] and contributing to Sony's games division posting an operating loss of ¥232.3 billion (US$1.97 billion) in the fiscal year ending March 2007.[270] In April 2007, soon after these results were published, Ken Kutaragi, President of Sony Computer Entertainment, announced plans to retire. Various news agencies, including The Times[271] and The Wall Street Journal[272] reported that this was due to poor sales, while SCEI maintains that Kutaragi had been planning his retirement for six months prior to the announcement.[272]
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I know that some stuff is sold using that method for those reasons (but not for big items like the consoles and tablets etc.), first that I have heard of the PS 3 etc. being sold at a loss.......
They certainly weren't cheap when they were first released!
Although do we have any real "hard evidence" from a trust worthy source as I wouldn't believe just because Sony and Microsoft told us that therefore it must be true........
IIRC the CPU inside the PS3 which was made along with IBM is a server grade CPU which IBM sold for around $1200, it was the main reason the whole issues of installing linux on ps3 as people would buy it and then use them as server or to do folding.
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Is it wrong that I quite like that case?
Ordered a green one, suppose I'll let you know what it's like when it and the Nexus arrive.
I ordered the NATPC M009S version as it was £6.50+1.95P+P. Comparing dimensions of the two tablets it should fit ok. All the Nexus 7 versions of this case were £10.