Re:Er, no, they don't. (Score 1)

Alas, it's been a few days since this was posted so the person I am replying to will never see this, oh well. Your rant about cell phones is tripe. When you buy a cell phone and sign a contract for service, it was customary to get X number of dollars off the price. In Canada, the average was $200. Though I have no idea what it is these days. So often cell phones were sold at "Free!" ($200 or less before the rebate from the cell phone company) or they just knocked $200 off the price to seem cheaper. What this has to do with your pet theory that the PS2 and PS1 were originally sold at a loss despite Sony claiming in their stock filings that they were in fact profitable, I have no clue. But somehow you made this jump. Personally, I would trust Gord. One, because I am Gord. Second, Gord is wise and all knowing.