The Apple retail price, the one paid by the ultimate, sales-tax-paying consumer, is unaffected by these levels in their channels. This model cannot tolerate mor

The Apple retail price, the one paid by the ultimate, sales-tax-paying consumer, is unaffected by these levels in their channels. This model cannot tolerate more than two or three levels. There is no version of the Apple sales channel where more levels means more profits. With some MLMs it appears that the more levels the better, at least in theory.