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Originally Posted by leebase
Surely Amazon is in no trouble due to the FirePhone flop. However, there is no way they PLANNED for it to flop so they could do a firesale (pun intended) to get rid of unsold product.
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Yes, you can hope for the best and make out like a bandit. Or you can hope for the best and make contigency plans in case of a flop. The dumpout was planned, I am sure. As contingency.
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And yes, the dumping of the unsold product onto the market at cheap prices does affect the competition. Just not likely to be the competition you named -- Apple. Folks that are shopping on price are not the ones buying iPhones in the first place. Samsung, HTC, LG will take a hit as some low end buyers will opt for the Firephone on FireSale rather than theirs.
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Apple loses marketshare every day. I don't really think they care much - when they sell a phone they make their profit and wait for the next to sell. They are happy in their corner as long as they can pile up more cash. I am glad you are so convinced that every single iPhone user stays with an iPhone until death do them part. It is far more realistic to assume there are open minded people on both (all) sides (android, ios, win) - not only fanatics that will never switch.