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by tanzam75 4676 days ago
The opposite model as Xbox and Playstation.

The console is the up-front purchase, which equates to Costco's membership fee. But Xbox and Playstation lose money up-front.

Instead, Costco operates on the Wii or the iPhone model, where you take most of your profit up-front and then operate the rest at a much smaller profit. (Though still positive.)