Thank you for admitting that you just make it up from a combination of fuzzy memory/understanding and from self-serving, cherry-picked factoids.
Apple makes money on software in addition to hardware. OS X upgrades cost money (10.3 to 10.4 cost around $125. for example). Apple software sales page is here: < http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID ?n=&nnmm=browse&sort=Sort&s=alpha&node=home/mac_accessories/software > Apple, Inc. is a computer and consumer electronics company according to analysts. They do make most of their money on bundled hardware and software (Macs, iPod and iPhone, AppleTV, etc.). Mark Snyder -----Original Message----- What else would they be making money on?? OS X comes *with* the mac..os x sold as a standalone OS pretty reasonable in price. Apple is hardware company, a good one that also makes good software for their hardware. But they are a hardware company. http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/mobile-wireless/personal-tech/ news/index.cfm?newsid=3853 One article of many that shows the iphone is making over 50% per unit sold. Maybe all the articles I'm seeing are wrong, where is the data you are seeing? ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
