The findings represent a turnaround for Microsoft from last year, when iSuppli’s 2005 report concluded that each system’s manufacturing costs came to $127 (€98.1) more than its retail value.
Last week, the company calculated that each PS3 costs Sony $805.35 (€622.2) to make – more than $300 (€232.70) more than its official US retail price.
However, the report doesn’t take extra costs into consideration, such as packaging, shipping and retail margins.
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