@bazzacollins @stuart_anderton Software subsidising hardware is not Apple business model. Order of magnitude error. Agree re scale economies
@Stuart_Anderton @macusermagazine Good point, Stuart. Plus Apple has economies of scale none of the others can rival.
-
-
-
@macusermagazine Not subsidising as in sell at loss. But makes an iPad sale worth way more to Apple than a Galaxy sale to Samsung
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
@bazzacollins@stuart_anderton Apple actually subsidises software from hardware to sell the latter, not vice versa (OS X, iLife, pro apps) -
@macusermagazine True for Macs but not iOS. Don't forget look at markings not gross sales. Software margin near 100% -
@Stuart_Anderton@macusermagazine (And my sums are true if Apple’s 30% is pure profit. It isn’t, of course; bandwidth, staff etc.) -
@chrisphin@stuart_anderton Yup, I suspect a fair chunk of $2bn has been spent in App Store operational costs - they pay to host free apps
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.