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iPod touch earns ~90% profit margin for Apple

Posted by bobodod on 21 December, 2007

The new iPod touch has been disassembled and its components priced. The result shows that Apple is squeezing nearly 100% profit from sales of this music player, which seems to be a nasty habit with this company. There are a few abstract costs not included in the reverse-pricing figure, but I find this very interesting, especially as I struggle to justify the exorbitant price of a new MacBook Pro:

iPod touch breakdown reveals sky high margins once again

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