They were probably already making these before the shortage ended, expecting to lower the specs for price so that then next gen they can re-release a 1650 equivalent but at a higher price, scummy company,(reply>), @Look OUT Profit is what is left AFTER inovation after investment on good service after covering their workers payments and insurances (again in the civilised world)....the notion that profit drives innovation is wholeheartedly missguided its the EXACT opposite . Optimization for profit will resist to change the market as it is always cheaper to not take an investment and therefor unnessesary risk. The only drive for research comes from public funding and competition with other private actors, it has nothing do with running for profit .Hence that again is a feature of a market economy not of capitalism. We would have a golden age of technology if companies would be bound to let say average inflation rate of the year +3% from their crossing in profit as a maximum cap. Everyxthing else they either have to invest into research pay their workers higher wages or lose it at 100% to the state as tax or reduce prices so that the target profit is achieved... Same with services and the lower prices you only get better service because of competition you have proof of that concept every time there is a monopoly in the market and the core reason why cartellaws are so important and why the prices of stuff crashes down as soon as patents runs out...competion<br>I think what you mean when you say Capitalism is the better system is : nonstate actors (aka companies in all fomrs),+ open market (monetary exchange for goods and time-&gt;work) + regulatory framework by stateactors (eg goverment/agencies enforment and judicary). <br>And not one of these points needs profit for companies hence no capitalism. A company that runs on -+0 has paid all its wages all its research project all its dependencies all its taxes all its local contributions and all its interests and acquittances There is no need what so ever to have the concept of "making profit". It does help to overshoot abit do mayee build up a savetynet (but then again you could do that throu insurance that would be paid as a fee and outsource that to a bank (which is way smarter anyway asuming the banks have to follow the same model of just hitting +-0 and paying all their dues) thats why I said inflation +3% is allowed to overshoot. That system has no name but is sure as fuck is neither capitalism nor socialism but sure is a market economy. It wasnt posible as the regulatory oversigth needs to be pinpoint accurate to ensure that the rules are followed and that wasnt posible 50 years ago but today we have so many more options to work digitaly that managment of a -+0 system (or lets call it the ENPO , the Everyxthing as No Profit Organisation ;) )is feasible <br><br><br>PS: the use of capitalsim  a good system: its the same pick and chose with all the bible nuts, we only think about the good parts of the texts the bad parts arent so important to us :D they totaly forget that they can build a moral guidance document all by them selfs they do not need 3000years of a game of chinese wispers to do that.,(reply>), @SubSpruce What's that?  A fancy abacus?,(reply>), @ProXis  I still think that Capitalism is a better system though. but I dont think any country is purely capistalistic or purely socialist If it does that would be really be a nightmare. Well developed countries have  alot of Social Polices but very high market freedom. I do believe that Capitalism can be destructive in terms of sustainabily dont get me wrong that's why we have governments if those does occur. Also what's wrong with a company having the profit? Profit isn't entirely bad as you seem it to be especially if profit will be able to give us better services, Companies can innovate to get us better stuff etc etc. Also if don't think that a service or a product isn't getting better by your standards then us a consumer you have the power to choose if that product is still worth your time and money.  Being a "smart consumer"  in a capistalistic gives you an edge to companies that you don't like.,(reply>), @ProXis Since most developed countries already have progressive income taxes. I wondered why that was never applied to corporate taxes. Seems like a logic thing to do...<br>You want to make even more profit as a business? Fine, but that will mean a larger part of the profits go to uncles Sam. ;),(reply>)," <a href=""https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY5H57awwOc"">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY5H57awwOc</a><br>Finally it's here  YES."