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| Doctor Please Contact The Edit writes: |
I believe that what GW has done for the hobby in general is a good thing — they've grown the hobby and even main-streamed wargaming to an extent. They brought marketing discipline to an amateur niche industry and raised the bar in terms of production value and quality — it's hard to argue that GW doesn't usually produce quality products. This in turn has lead to higher quality competing games and products across the wargaming sphere (E.g., Starship Troopers, Warmachine and Flames of War have all learned from the GW model). Are GW products overly pricey? Though I do buy some GW products, I say yes, but their profit/loss statement would argue otherwise — looks pretty solid to me. If competition starts to significantly hit their bottom line, they'll change their pricing strategies. However, if I were a shareholder I'd sure like to know if executive salary/bonuses are in line with the benefits that executive has brought to the company in terms of increased revenue and market share. |
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