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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 1:32 pm
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Originally Posted by DeafFlyer
How many have sold so far? If it's really good didn't they just become a player? Yeah, they lose a lot of money, but now they're out there. Obviously, I'm not much of a business man, but it just has me wondering.
Best Buy was allocated 250,000. In the first six weeks, it only sold 25,000 nationwide. It took a firesale (at more than a loss of $200 per unit*) to get their inventory sold.

* - HP is taking this loss, as it's crediting back monies to BBY.
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