AC wrote:
Apple makes money selling hardware, the profit on OS X is really pretty marginal compared to that, although I am sure it pays for itself.
Abdul opined:
Umm, either you got the above from someone who pulled it from their bum, or you pulled it from your own.
And then latter:
First, it is a matter of fact that on that specific point, he's wrong. It is not a merely a matter of opinion.
If I prove you wrong, will you apologize? Try this for starters, Apples 3rd quarter finicals. http://images.apple.com/pr/pdf/q306data_sum.pdf The PDF is not VO friendly, so I will summarize: Computers, 1.86 billion (about two thirds is portables). iPod + ITMS, 1.95 billion (about three fourths is iPods). Peripherals and other hardware, 0.23 billion. Software, services, and other sales, 0.31 billion. Despite what some people wish, Apple is a hardware company.
Second, I make it a policy to respect only the respectful.
That is plainly not true. Your attack on me was unprovoked.
