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Apple is primarily a hardware company. The present AppStore isn't a big money maker for Apple for the iPhone/iPad (look at their financial reports), I don't see
by tjogin 16y ago
Apple is primarily a hardware company. The present AppStore isn't a big money maker for Apple for the iPhone/iPad (look at their financial reports), I don't see why it would be that different for iPad.
- modoc 16y agoOn the iPad, for the first time with an Apple device, I can easily see myself spending more than the HW purchase cost on apps/content over the next 12 months. Obviously Apple only gets a % of that, but still it's not insignificant and it's a relatively high margin revenue stream. I think we'll see some surprising numbers in next years financials or the year after that.
- acgourley 16y agoAgreed. I also have to wonder if the report showing the app store only broke even was because of initial investments which they will not have to repeat in the future.