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Old 09-17-2011, 09:27 AM   #24
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Originally Posted by rhadin View Post
The question isn't right. The devices may have been profitable but not meeting corporate targets. Sony may have said that the Reader line has to make $25 million in after tax profit but it was only making $20 million. (Obviously, numbers are made up.) It isn't unusual for companies to discontinue profitable products that just aren't meeting set goals.

Consequently, you can't draw the conclusion you draw.
Uhhh... that's what I said - it wasn't profitable for them.
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