Original sentence: According to Xiaomi's Hugo Barra, the company sees itself as an internet and software company instead of a hardware company.However,  94% of the company's revenue came from mobile phone sales 2014, suggesting that the company is still dependent on hardware sales.In recent years, the company opened 54 brick and mortar stores.The company also sells phone-related peripheral devices, smart home products, apps, online videos and themes.The company also uses tight control over its stock, and limited availability flash sales to ensure that supply never outstrips demand and helps promote its products.The company reduced overhead costs by initially selling its products exclusively online and relying on social networking and word of mouth instead of traditional advertising
Edited sentence: " However, financial data available at the time indicated that this is either wishful thinking or plans for the far future: 94% of the company's revenue came from mobile phone sales, an even higher proportion than Apple.According to Xiaomi's Hugo Barra in 2014, the company sees hardware sales as a means of delivering software and services in the long term, "We are an Internet and a software company much more than a hardware company.At first, to reduce overhead costs, Xiaomi did not own any physical stores, selling exclusively from its online store.By keeping a tight control over its stock, Xiaomi is able to place cheaper batch orders as demand dictates.In contrast, traditional OEMs incur large upfront productions costs, which must be recouped by selling prices, in order to ship phones, some of which may not sell, out to retailers all around the world.In recent years, they have opened 54 brick and mortar stores to combat the strategies of other low-cost competitors in Chinese markets.It also did away with traditional advertising and relies on social networking services and word-of-mouth to publicize its products.It also profits by selling phone-related peripheral devices, smart home products, apps, online videos and themes.Limited availability flash sales ensure that supply never outstrips demand and helps promote its products