Its all about the Benjamin’s baby - Apple it seems are expected to make around 50% profit per iPhone sold. Now that is pretty good business. iSuppli has provided this information about the iPhone…
“iSuppli estimates the 4Gbyte version of the Apple iPhone will carry a $229.85 hardware BoM and manufacturing cost and a $245.83 total expense, yielding a 50.7 percent margin on each unit sold at the $499 retail price,” said Andrew Rassweiler, teardown services manager and senior analyst for iSuppli. “Meanwhile, the 8GByte Apple iPhone will sport a $264.85 hardware cost and a $280.83 total expense, amounting to a 53.1 percent margin at the $599 retail price.”
That’s good business indeed and Apple are set to make a fortune with this one as people will pay whatever it costs to brand the Apple logo. Now that you know this information would you still buy one?
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walking leaf says:
Yes. Absolutely!
Jan 18, 2007, 6:24 amSure the prices are high for this Apple-branded product but everyone is super impressed by what it can do. Everyone HAS to buy one, no matter what the cost. Having the latest gadget is a must.
Fried Gold says:
Annoying that their making like a $250 profit from nothing. Good business maybe, but I’ve gotta admit it’s a bit…scroungy.
But that’s business mind ‘innit?
Jan 18, 2007, 12:11 pm