Twice, Apple has said publicly that they are running the store at "just above break even." From last year: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/26/app_st

Twice, Apple has said publicly that they are running the store at "just above break even." From last year: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/26/app_store_wildly_successful_but_not_hugely_profitable_for_apple.html http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/26/app_store_wild... and February: http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_app_store_runs_just_above_break_even/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_app_store_runs_...