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12/02/2001 Entry: "2-Dec-2001 -- Videogame consoles are the PC of the future"

The game of war (Red Herring) -- "Microsoft claims it will sell 4.5 million to 6 million consoles by June 30, 2002. But the more units it sells, the more money it loses on hardware. Some Microsoft sources have estimated that their company will lose $800 million in the Xbox's first four years and a total of $2 billion over eight years."

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A loss of $2 Billion over 8 eight years is actually quite trivial when you consider that Microsoft currently has over $36 Billion in cash available. This market is extremely important to them. We must remember not to forget their real plans.

Posted by John S. Rhodes @ 12/02/2001 01:06 AM EST

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