The last estimate that I saw (Xengamers) was that they estimated the CURRENT production cost of the Xbox was $235.
That number seemed awful low to me 2 weeks ago. Now it has much more credence in my eyes.
Also, all companies inflate their "COGS" in manufacturing these consoles. It's one of the oldest accounting tricks in the book to reduce your tax liability.
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The last estimate that I saw (Xengamers) was that they estimated the CURRENT production cost of the Xbox was $235. That number seemed awful low to me 2 weeks ago. Now it has much more credence in my eyes. Also, all companies inflate their "COGS" in manufacturing these consoles. It's one of the oldest accounting tricks in the book to reduce your tax liability.