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Old 02-27-2008, 12:37 AM
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Anyone else think that xbox HDDVD add-on might cause a small spike in HDDVD sales? I'm pretty sure half of those sales will probably be purchase by existing HDDVD owners, but there is still enough new HDDVD owners to cause a small spike in HDDVD movie sales.
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Old 02-27-2008, 01:33 AM
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I'm sure spikes in sale don't matter as much as the hurt in M$'s wallets...
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Old 02-27-2008, 01:36 AM
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I'm sure spikes in sale don't matter as much as the hurt in M$'s wallets...
I doubt it hurts Microsoft's wallets. Microsoft has Xbox Live memberships and money being spent on the Marketplace everyday to make up for it.
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I suspect the only spike we'll see is an increase in copies of King Kong for cheap on eBay

Seriously though, I'm guessing a lot of current owners are buying this as a sort of backup device. New owners might pick this up figuring they'll get Kong plus 5 mailaway movies for $50 which makes this a great deal, dead format or not.
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Old 02-27-2008, 04:27 PM
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I doubt it hurts Microsoft's wallets. Microsoft has Xbox Live memberships and money being spent on the Marketplace everyday to make up for it.
Of course it hurts Microsoft's wallets. It doesn't matter if they have other things to 'make up for it'. Those things that are 'making up for it' would be making money on their own rather than trying to fill in the money hole that microsoft created with the add on.
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Just like the sales at stores going out of business "spike up."
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Just like the sales at stores going out of business "spike up."
Just like all the bogo deals that the blu camp ran in 2007 to bouy up their sales ratios.
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Just like all the bogo deals that the blu camp ran in 2007 to bouy up their sales ratios.
Not really. The expectation is that there will still be stock after a BOGO promotion. Not so with a closing-down sale.
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Old 02-28-2008, 05:35 AM
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HD DVD's coffin already has enough nails, so why not add a spike?
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Old 02-29-2008, 08:41 PM
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Welcome me as I am now an HD DVD newcomer.

I just bought 3 Xbox 360 HD DVD Players yesterday at FYE in celebration of HD DVD's death.

The HD DVD Player's cost is $20 each after rebate. Plus, each package comes with a $20 remote and King Kong.

There is also the 5 Free Movies Rebate that I am eligible for.
Since I bought 3 Players, I will now get 15 Free HD DVDs from this offer.

Now in total, 18 HD DVDs purchased* in a single day. Pretty good as a newcomer, eh?

* or will be receiving due to rebate processing time

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HD DVD's coffin already has enough nails, so why not add a spike?
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Old 02-29-2008, 08:47 PM
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By the way, how will the spike last long since WalMart, NetFlix, and other retailers/rental houses have already decided to not sell/support HD DVD?
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HD DVD's coffin already has enough nails, so why not add a spike?
Haha... I actually got a laugh out of that one.
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Old 02-29-2008, 09:39 PM
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Haha... I actually got a laugh out of that one.
These spikes are at a great price. I picked up three the other day.
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Just out of curiosity...why are people buying THREE of these?
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In case the first two break, or they suddenly become sought-after items?
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