Not necessarily. There is also the matter of technical support
and the like, but this topic is drifting well off the subject of VO
and into the realm of business. I am in business and I would be
happy to discuss the realities in private if you'd like.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Managing Director
Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc.
9 Nolan Court
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On Aug 31, 2006, at 3:04 PM, Abdul Kamara wrote:
Basic business accounting says that cost equals land, labor and
capital. If
the cost is 25%, there is already consideration for development and
all the
other factors you brought up.
Abdul
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Ok, from a case by case example, you are correct and I think
I did
even mention that in one of my responses. There is a major
difference between profit margins in hardware and software. You
DO have to consider a lot more than just development cost, but you
also
cannot overlook the fact that more money is generated, by far, from
hardware
sales. In your example, you'd have to sell 5 software packages per
every
system to match the money you make. From the perspective of a
business, I
get more excited when I get sales for hardware than software. Yes,
I make
bigger margins, by and large, on
the screen readers and such, but the dollar amounts are greater and
have a bigger impact with a hardware sale. Multiply that by Apple's
standards and the hardware is what is their bread and butter.
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.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Managing Director
Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc.
9 Nolan Court
Hauppauge, NY 11788
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DOTS AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
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On Aug 31, 2006, at 1:12 PM, John Denning wrote:
After catching up on the posts in this thread I'd like to add a bit
more. And I changed the subject.
I think there is some confusion between "revenue" and "net profit."
I can build a computer and sell it for $1,500.00 and each and every
one I build costs me $1200 to build. I made $300 or 20% mark up.
If I sell software let's say my per unit cost are $20, I have it in a
nice package for that high of a cost. I sell it for $80. I made $60
per unit or 75% margin.
No I didn't add development costs, both are high. But the bottom line
software distribution is dirt cheap. That's why anyone who is a
clever
programmer with a cool product can open up shop on the internet and
distribute via the web and his costs are negligible.
He or she might make $98%.
On Aug 31, 2006, at 12:22 PM, John Denning wrote:
Apple does indeed make money on hardware, but software has a MUCH
greater profit margin. I'd bet that apple's greatest net profit
centers are it's software products, not it's hardware.
On Aug 28, 2006, at 8:29 PM, Access Curmudgeon 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.
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- JD -
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And glad to be a Mac snob again!
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