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Re:Apple Tried Charging the Price of a New MacBook Pro for a... by gowld on Monday September 14, 2020 @06:15PM (#24475774)
> Apple makes their money up front by me purchasing the device. That's why they're expensive.

Apple also charges 30% of much of your software and content purchases, and the hardest isn't particularly expensive relative to similar competitor hardware.

Re:Apple Tried Charging the Price of a New MacBook Pro for a... by freeqaz on Monday September 14, 2020 @07:18PM (#24476224)
> Apple also charges 30% of much of your software and content purchases

Ah, yeah. That's a good point!

> the hardest(hardware) isn't particularly expensive relative to similar competitor hardware.

Their margins are higher though because they are more vertically integrated. Especially on the higher end phones, they make serious $