____/ chrisv on Tuesday 03 July 2007 21:27 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>____/ Rick on Tuesday 03 July 2007 17:06 : \____
>>
>>> On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:32:23 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> Taking the iPhone Apart
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Summary
>>>> | An analysis from teardown firm Portelligent estimates that the new |
>>>> smartphone costs Apple a mere $220 to make `----
>>>>
>>>
>>> ... how much did it cost to develop and market?
>>> (snip)
>>
>>Yes, I didn't forget about that. However, the margins seems obscenely high.
>
> $220 manufacturing cost -> $600 selling price is not obscenely, or
> even unusually, high-margin. I believe a 1 to 4 ratio is actually
> quite common. The distributors and retailers all take their cut, you
> know...
>
>>This was mentioned months ago, but it was speculative. If you look at
>>consoles, the only one not selling at a loss is Wii, which is /also/ by far
>>the cheapest.
>
> As I'm sure you know, consoles are an entirely different business
> model.
iPhone has a 'long term' (subscription) as well. Think how many providers out
there give out phones for virtually free.
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