You will get no argument from me.
It is just like Tom's posting about manipulating the stock market.
There was no manipulation intended.
Apple stated how they accounted for the sales (270,000) and ATT
stated how they accounted for the sales (146,000). Apple counted all
it had shipped, and ATT counted all it had sold, not including any on
order or in transit (I leave that for a discussion on accounting
rules and how they are used.), plus there is the fudge factor of
those who bought phones but did not activate as they were trying to
reap a profit in the after market.
Stewart
At 12:39 PM 7/26/2007, you wrote:
They make a lot more money. I'm not sure why a knee jerk reaction from mac
zealot is to scream they their money on software! They do..they really do!
Adding the word 'more' to my email perhaps would have assuaged Mark's pain
of my assertion. I can't find one article stating apple makes less then 35%
on any ipod/iphone device. I don't understand why it's a bad thing they
make more money on hardware, it wasn't a slam at all in any direction, just
an analysis of cost studies of their hardware.
Mike
On 7/26/07, Rev. Stewart Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think what he was getting at is that they make more money and
profitability on their hardware then they do on their software.
Micro$oft makes more money on software than they do on hardware (Does
anyone need to mention Xbox?)
Also Dell is fast becoming an Insurance Giant. A few years ago it
was revealed that Dell made more money on selling service agreements
than it did on hardware. (Note Dell does not manufacture software
but is a reseller of software) Those neat gold service plans that
are sold with Dell are a real money maker for them. (I recently had
to clean up after a Dell tech who replaced a MB and HD and did not
reinstall any of the drivers! It was a Gold Level tech visit)
So what he said was not inaccurate but it also was not a complete picture.
Just like the number discrepancy between ATT and Apple on how many
Iphones were sold the first week.
Stewart
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
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