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Lets face it unless Microsoft do something pretty soon the xbox is going to be just about the biggest console flop ever. Its a fantastic console and has some nice games but the price simply isn't acceptable to the mass market in europe. We're too bloody poor I suppose or just tight fisted. The fact that it sells everywhere else for about £200 doesn't help.
Anyway the point is I want one but I only want to pay £200. In fact even if I had £300 burning a hole in my pocket I wouldn't pay £300 because I don't think it should be priced differently than the us and japan and its obvious that people either think the same or simply don't want an xbox.
Perhaps it is worth £300 but then again if its worth £300 why wasn't it sold for $400+ in the us?
Its pretty simple that Bill Gates and his cronies tried to rip off europe with a high price and surprise surprise they've now screwed up the launch in europe with very low sales. I'm sure they said something like "its only europe, those guys are stupid they'll pay 70% more than japan no problem". Well it seems that we aren't as stupid and gullible as microsoft thought.
Anyway the point is I want one but I only want to pay £200. In fact even if I had £300 burning a hole in my pocket I wouldn't pay £300 because I don't think it should be priced differently than the us and japan and its obvious that people either think the same or simply don't want an xbox.
Perhaps it is worth £300 but then again if its worth £300 why wasn't it sold for $400+ in the us?
Its pretty simple that Bill Gates and his cronies tried to rip off europe with a high price and surprise surprise they've now screwed up the launch in europe with very low sales. I'm sure they said something like "its only europe, those guys are stupid they'll pay 70% more than japan no problem". Well it seems that we aren't as stupid and gullible as microsoft thought.
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Lets face it unless Microsoft do something pretty soon the xbox is going to be just about the biggest console flop ever. Its a fantastic console and has some nice games but the price simply isn't acceptable to the mass market in europe. We're too bloody poor I suppose or just tight fisted. The fact that it sells everywhere else for about £200 doesn't help.
Anyway the point is I want one but I only want to pay £200. In fact even if I had £300 burning a hole in my pocket I wouldn't pay £300 because I don't think it should be priced differently than the us and japan and its obvious that people either think the same or simply don't want an xbox.
Perhaps it is worth £300 but then again if its worth £300 why wasn't it sold for $400+ in the us?
Its pretty simple that Bill Gates and his cronies tried to rip off europe with a high price and surprise surprise they've now screwed up the launch in europe with very low sales. I'm sure they said something like "its only europe, those guys are stupid they'll pay 70% more than japan no problem". Well it seems that we aren't as stupid and gullible as microsoft thought.
Anyway the point is I want one but I only want to pay £200. In fact even if I had £300 burning a hole in my pocket I wouldn't pay £300 because I don't think it should be priced differently than the us and japan and its obvious that people either think the same or simply don't want an xbox.
Perhaps it is worth £300 but then again if its worth £300 why wasn't it sold for $400+ in the us?
Its pretty simple that Bill Gates and his cronies tried to rip off europe with a high price and surprise surprise they've now screwed up the launch in europe with very low sales. I'm sure they said something like "its only europe, those guys are stupid they'll pay 70% more than japan no problem". Well it seems that we aren't as stupid and gullible as microsoft thought.
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