Twice as fast, half the price equals smaller profit?
June 25th, 2008 by Kimberly Lawson in NewsAccording to an article on PCWorld.com, the new 3G iPhone (available for purchase July 11 — can’t wait!) only costs $173 to make. With the price tag at $199, that means Apple is only making a profit of about $26 per phone. I can’t even fill up my gas tank with $26. But hey, who am I to nitpick? After breaking my own iPhone, it’s only going to cost me half what I originally paid to replace it. Yes!
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June 25th, 2008 at 7:49 am
You only pay $199 because AT&T is footing the rest of the cost and hoping you spend a lot of money on 2 years of data and minutes. Try to buy it unlocked and you’re probably paying the old 400-600 prices.