Question about 360 Shipped units.

[Proteus]

Shipped is exactly that... shipped. If it was in the factory and got shipped away from it... it's shipped.

Everything counts as 'shipped' once it leaves M$. This includes all warranty replacements, etc.

'Units sold" would indicate a more accurate number; however, M$ doesn't like to disclose that number. In fact, most companies don't like to... they like 'shipped' more for obvious reasons.

[bryaaaant]

Does "shipped" include those that are used by BB, CC, etc. in their replacement programs that you pay like $80 or something for?

[WickyWoo]

For the most part, the units being shipped back are refurbs, so they don't affect the numbers at all

[Mpalmieri1203]

Originally Posted by Proteus

Shipped is exactly that... shipped. If it was in the factory and got shipped away from it... it's shipped.

Everything counts as 'shipped' once it leaves M$. This includes all warranty replacements, etc.

'Units sold" would indicate a more accurate number; however, M$ doesn't like to disclose that number. In fact, most companies don't like to... they like 'shipped' more for obvious reasons.

Why would they count the same console twice? Most of the broken units sent back are refurbs thus already "shipped". I'd imagine the numbers from the replacement centers are not tallied with the new product shipped number.

Do you have any references to what you stated? If they are indeed counting shipping replacements I'd imagine their stockholders are mighty pissed. And each of these shipped consoles counts as a sale for MS as they have sold them to the retailer.