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> What do they count in iPhone revenue? “deferrals and amortization of related software upgrade rights and non-software services.” Apple Care, iPhone Upgrade P
by askafriend 9y ago
> What do they count in iPhone revenue? “deferrals and amortization of related software upgrade rights and non-software services.”
Apple Care, iPhone Upgrade Program, etc
You can imagine why the numbers would be different for iPads. Also, for people who are on the iPhone Upgrade Program, they are required to have Apple Care as part of the deal, so that plays a role as well. It drives up the ASP.
- Someone 9y agoAppleCare falls under “Services” in that PDF, so that can’t be it. Or is “AppleCare+” different from “AppleCare”? (That wouldn’t fully surprise me, given that Apple tries to be as unclear as the SEC allows them to be in their reporting)
- askafriend 9y agoThat's a good point, I'm not quite sure.
- indemnity 9y agoAppleCare extends the warranty, AppleCare+ does that and includes two incidents of accidental damage insurance. Have used the incidents in the past, got an as-new refurb after accidentally dropping on concrete / in water.