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Originally Posted by Xerxys
By "some", does the number that includes of "some" offset the cost of the manufacture and marketing of this product? Because I believe he will make a loss. Lets bet on this.
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I don't know about that. For starters, Apple's recent $3.38-billion quarterly profit had jumped 50%. They know how to make money on their products and services, that's for sure.
And according to
this source, the iPad costs Apple $270 to make. (Compare that to the $499 starting price.)
And, an additional 11% of Apple's revenue comes from iTunes, 4% from peripherals, and 6.6% from software. So add those categories into the iPad revenue mix as well.
Do you remember the lineups at the release of the iPhone? That device was around the same price for this iPad at release. Actually, I think the iPhone price was higher.
Regardless, expect Apple to make even more money on this. The hype machine is chugging along nicely.