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Re:Inside Apple’s Spectacular Failure to Build a Key Part fo... by Synaesthesia on Thursday September 21, 2023 @02:08PM (#37601554)
They make almost all their profits from hardware, and use good software as a strategy to sell more hardware.
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Re:Inside Apple’s Spectacular Failure to Build a Key Part fo... by revicon on Thursday September 21, 2023 @02:47PM (#37602169)
Apple's gross margin percentage for its services segment (App Store, Apple Music, AppleCare, Apple Pay, iCloud storage services, AppleCare warranties, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, and the Apple Card) is almost twice that of the products segment.

In 2021, the gross margin percentage for the services segment was nearly 70% as compared to the 35% gross margin percentage from the products segment.

https://www.globaldata.com/data-insights/technology-media-an...

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Re:Inside Apple’s Spectacular Failure to Build a Key Part fo... by Synaesthesia on Monday September 25, 2023 @12:13PM (#37646235)
Yes but it's a small fraction of the profit they make from their hardware sales.
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Re:Inside Apple’s Spectacular Failure to Build a Key Part fo... by mcculley on Thursday September 21, 2023 @03:42PM (#37603099)
I buy Apple not because they make hardware or software but because they make integrated systems of both.
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