You learn something new every day. I had always heard and
believed this to be the case, as it makes perfect sense when you
think about the price differences between hardware and software and
the numbers of new Mac systems being sold. Thanks for spelling it out.
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On Aug 29, 2006, at 10:19 PM, Access Curmudgeon wrote:
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.
