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"iPhone guts show sky-high margins for Apple"
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| Todd Allcock 2007-07-04, 10:33 pm |
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"Initial research into the guts of Apple Inc.=92s iPhone shows Samsung=
Electronics Co. Ltd. and Infineon Technologies AG as two of the major
component suppliers for the much-hyped device. But figures from tear-d=
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firm iSuppli Corp. reveal that Apple itself is the true victor, as the=
device carries sky-high margins of more than 50%.
"In comparison, most of the world=92s handset makers subsist on margin=
s of
10% or less..."
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| In article < 468c00d1$0$27235$882
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Todd Allcock < elecconnec@AmericaOn
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> "Initial research into the guts of Apple Inc.’s iPhone shows Samsung
> Electronics Co. Ltd. and Infineon Technologies AG as two of the major
> component suppliers for the much-hyped device. But figures from tear-down
> firm iSuppli Corp. reveal that Apple itself is the true victor, as the
> device carries sky-high margins of more than 50%.
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> "In comparison, most of the world’s handset makers subsist on margins of
> 10% or less..."
And use that as an excuse to foist crappy phones on us.
Glad Apple is raising the bar.
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| Elmo P. Shagnasty 2007-07-04, 10:33 pm |
| In article <labolide-7DF8FA.16431404072007@news.giganews.com>,
Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:
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> And use that as an excuse to foist crappy phones on us.
The market demands what the market gets.
Apple will find out that people are used to changing phones out every
few months.
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| On Jul 4, 7:05 am, Todd Allcock <eleccon...@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:
> But figures from tear-down
> firm iSuppli Corp. reveal that Apple itself is the true victor, as the
> device carries sky-high margins of more than 50%.
That's only what the components cost. Then there's all kind of other
costs (design, distribution, marketing). After all those costs, it's
probably somewhere between 10-20% margin.
> "In comparison, most of the world's handset makers subsist on margins of
> 10% or less..."
That's probably after all of those above costs.
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| In article <elmop-7FC225. 19583504072007@nntp1
.usenetserver.com>,
"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
> In article <labolide-7DF8FA.16431404072007@news.giganews.com>,
> Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:
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> The market demands what the market gets.
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> Apple will find out that people are used to changing phones out every
> few months.
And you don't think they know this? People change phones because of how
bad most of them are
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| Todd Allcock wrote:
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> "Initial research into the guts of Apple Inc.’s iPhone shows Samsung
> Electronics Co. Ltd. and Infineon Technologies AG as two of the major
> component suppliers for the much-hyped device. But figures from tear-down
> firm iSuppli Corp. reveal that Apple itself is the true victor, as the
> device carries sky-high margins of more than 50%.
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> "In comparison, most of the world’s handset makers subsist on margins of
> 10% or less..."
That's only because the initial price is so high. Once the hype wears
off, and the competition becomes better known, the prices will fall as
Apple makes a play for market share.
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