MS: 10 million 360s SHIPPED already?
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Ike Turner
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Lol that was quick
Sorry for the delay, was watching boxing and finishing an essay.
RancidLunchmeat
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Don't they actually mean they shipped 10M consoles? Because I seriously doubt they actually shipped console #10M.
scooby_dooby
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MS reports 'sales' as units that have been purchased by a retailer, and shipped from the main warehouse.
Total shipments would be the units that have been shipped to the warehouse, but not yet picked up by a retailer.
Total shipments would be the units that have been shipped to the warehouse, but not yet picked up by a retailer.
Yeah but let's not use that sort of thing though, because several Best Buy's near me have like ~50 each. MicroCenter had hundreds! But who knows what the deal is with that now; they stocked up in a big way for the launch of their gaming department.
I think it's best just to take the official news as it comes.
September - six million sold into retail
Today - 10 millionth console shipped to the warehouse
End of Nov - possible 8 million into retail mark reached
We'll get the definitive picture in Jan at some point, with the 4Q retrospective.
I think it's best just to take the official news as it comes.
September - six million sold into retail
Today - 10 millionth console shipped to the warehouse
End of Nov - possible 8 million into retail mark reached
We'll get the definitive picture in Jan at some point, with the 4Q retrospective.
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Rancid your sentence makes no sense.
I think he is poking fun at, or confused by, the wording in the quote
it almost sounds like they are shipping them one at a time
No it's good phrasing though, because it makes clear number 10 million in the total run has been reached. If you said: Microsoft has shipped 10 million consoles... I mean you see where that could be confusing to some people.
jamesnmandy
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wow, they have been selling them like crazy huh..??
i am sure the rush of everyone to the stores to get a PS3 or Wii with nothing but 360's available had alot to do with it
remember the Amazon.com $100 360 sale? they sold out of 1000 units in mere seconds
i am sure the rush of everyone to the stores to get a PS3 or Wii with nothing but 360's available had alot to do with it
remember the Amazon.com $100 360 sale? they sold out of 1000 units in mere seconds
MS's "shipped" numbers do not include leaving the factory floor but from the point that they hit a distribution center in Memphis up to and including sitting on retailer's shelves.
Right, did I say otherwise?
MS uses shipped = left warehouses though?
In an interview with Robbie Bach, he said MS uses shipped as units leaving the warehouses and he stated that Sony uses shipped as shipped from factories enroute to warehouses.
Wouldn't that mean shipped = sold to retailers? I am thinking it has to be bought by retailers in order to leave the warehouses. Just my speculation!
according to MS (I can't find the quote but I just read it) shipped is on and en route to retail shelves and to consumers homes from Memphis warehouse. I don't think they use "sold" at all outside of the shipped definition that I just described.
Edit:
here it is
from this B3d thread
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Man, what confusion. Ok though if Robbie Bach's clarifying, I'm definitely not arguing. 10 million to retail then! Mission accomplished for MS.
It'll be interesting how many shipped units they have through Dec 31 when it's all said and done, and what the spread is between MS and its competitors in the 10 million buffer they wanted.
(Thanks 22psi and Tap In for straightening me out!)
It'll be interesting how many shipped units they have through Dec 31 when it's all said and done, and what the spread is between MS and its competitors in the 10 million buffer they wanted.
(Thanks 22psi and Tap In for straightening me out!)