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That's why the person you're replying to didn't look at margins irrespective of industry. They compared Microsoft to Apple.
by iudqnolq 4y ago
That's why the person you're replying to didn't look at margins irrespective of industry. They compared Microsoft to Apple.
- syrrim 4y agoApple sells hardware and software/services, Microsoft sells primarily software and software services (surface aside). Hardware is the business of buying materials, improving them, and selling them at a premium. Software is the business of developing software, then selling it to as many people as you can. Software naturally lends itself to high margins. Hardware less so.