tomjasz wrote:
DRWeside wrote:
I don't think you expect too much.
At the time of that writing, it cost Apple less than $340 to make a 32GB iPad, but was selling them for $599. The profit margin was huge and, obviously, some of that went into the brand and customer service experience. The rest went into Apple's vault. Tim Cook is swimming in there like Scrooge McDuck.
At the time of that writing, it cost Apple less than $340 to make a 32GB iPad, but was selling them for $599. The profit margin was huge and, obviously, some of that went into the brand and customer service experience. The rest went into Apple's vault. Tim Cook is swimming in there like Scrooge McDuck.
http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/News/pages/New-iPad-32-GB-4G-Carries-364-35-Bill-of-Materials.aspx
Then again, this was written by industry analysts, who make their living by looking at these numbers, so what the hell do they know?
