Rest assured that anyone selling machines that make money will ship them out the door on the exact day that they can make more money getting rid of the machine than they can running the machine.
That is the exact day they can sell it for more than it's worth.
Understand now?
Youre right, its obvious: it is not reasonable for asic companies to sell miners.
Right, unless they failed math. It's an electrically powered box full of money. They'll be glad to sell them on the exact day that they can sell them for more money than is left in the box minus the cost of the electricity required to get that money out.
What do you think they're operating a charity for poor hungry miners? Giving away money boxes for less than the money's worth?
Yeah! that's it! They're altruists, only in it for principle, values, and the good of mankind!
Or do you think maybe they're in it to make money?'
LOL.