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Microsoft Looks To Cut Xbox Costs

Posted by simoniker on from the gotta-lose-less-money dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to The Register's article on Microsoft's resolution to reduce the cost of goods sold in its Xbox division. This news is a byproduct of Steve Ballmer's recent internal Microsoft memo urging greater competitiveness, but the article elaborates a little - "Microsoft makes a significant loss - thought to be over $150 - on each Xbox console it sells... significant steps have already been made in slashing Xbox production costs, including moving manufacturing to China from Hungary, and replacing some components with cheaper alternatives." But this is about reducing Microsoft's financial loss per console, not reducing the amount the consumer pays, so, as the article indicates, "..further [Xbox] price cuts seem unlikely in the near future."

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  1. Curses! Foiled again! by More+Karma+Than+God · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now M$ will lose less money once I build my Beowulf cluster of Xboxes!

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  2. "Made in China" by Makoss · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now it the good stuff!

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  3. Screwing Microsoft by Man+In+Black · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Microsoft makes a significant loss - thought to be over $150 - on each Xbox console it sells..."

    Hmm... maybe I should buy one after all >:)

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