At 12:11 PM -0500 12/18/08, Dan wrote: >At 11:51 AM -0500 12/18/2008, diane wrote: >>At 10:56 AM -0500 12/18/08, Dan wrote: >>> >>>saying that NPD falsified their data? Or are you saying it's ok for >>>Apple to gouge a 20% profit margin when the rest of the industry >>>survives on 6? >> >>It's tough to survive on 6% though especially if there is overhead. >>Even 20% is not much. > >PROFIT margin. > >That's after overhead (production, development, etc) costs. > >Remember, we're talking about a company that has done so well that >they have BILLIONS in the bank to throw around.
OK that's better. I thought you meant 6% markup. I tend to skim when reading. :P Diane --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
