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by taprun 4104 days ago
Revenue can't be taken at face value.

Sometimes sales attract customers that wouldn't have bought before (either the price was too high, or customers were unfamiliar with the product).

Sometimes sales simply pull demand from the future (folks who would have bought, but haven't gotten around to it yet). If you experience the former, great! If you experience the latter, then you're actually losing money.