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HTC is paying $5 per phone, but they also get protection against Apple. I don't think HTC would've signed the deal with Microsoft, if it wasn't for the Apple la
by nextparadigms 15y ago
HTC is paying $5 per phone, but they also get protection against Apple. I don't think HTC would've signed the deal with Microsoft, if it wasn't for the Apple lawsuit.
- marcf 15y agoI figure though HTC's profit per phone is likely on the order of $20 or less? (I'm guessing here but I should be in the ballpark.) Thus $5 per phone is hugely significant.
- darklajid 15y agoAre you really serious/sure? http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/News/Pages/HTC-Droid-Incredible-Carries-163-35-Bill-of-Materials-iSuppli-Teardown-Reveals.aspx http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/News/Pages/HTC-Droid-Incred...
- woobar 15y agoBill of Materials is just a fraction of their expenses. We can estimate per phone profit from the quarterly report [1]. - Q1 after-tax profit was NT$14.83bn - Handset shipment for 1Q was 9.7mn units ~ NT$1500 per phone (~US$55/per phone) [1] http://www.corpasia.net/taiwan/2498/irwebsite/index.php?mod=announcedetail&id=391 http://www.corpasia.net/taiwan/2498/irwebsite/index.php?mod=...