One more food for thought. The sale of the hardware also includes the
sale of software. We generally buy a Mac because we want to use the
software on it. Else get a cheaper POS PC. We often look at what is
bundled with the computer we buy when deciding what to buy. And the
seller of the PC includes the cost of said software in their
calculations.
I gave an example of an $80 piece of software. But we all know you
can spend lots more on software, even from Apple.
As far as the costs of screen readers and other "blind" technology.
Most of us would agree that it is often way over priced. And that's
why many of us love our Mac, we don't have to pay Freedom Sci, or A I
Squared, their huge bloated prices.
Yes we are talking specifically about the OS. But in regards to "why
not sell the OS for other hardware?" The thought that apple would not
make enough money on such a deal is ludicrous. Their development
costs would only increase by a small margin. Their potential sales
would increase by a HUGE margin. I don't think it would hurt Mac
hardware sales one bit. Mac hardware is cool, way cool. But most of
the public can care less. And heck some don't even like the looks of
it, (something is wrong with them.)
So how would apple loose when costs go up a fraction, revenue goes up
by an order of magnitude. It's a strange businessman who doesn't want
to sell more, and keep costs near the same.
On Aug 31, 2006, at 2:16 PM, JOHN PANARESE wrote:
Anyway, just my two cents. I'd be curious, as the OS itself was
the software in this topic, how much is actually a profit to Apple
with a sale of $130 per copy. With the OS, I bet it isn't 75
percent by any stretch when you consider all the costs that go into
development and inclusions.
- JD -
John Denning
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A+ MCSA MCSE
And glad to be a Mac snob again!
Roswell, GA
