> Yet the gross margin for an average software company is over 80%. What definition of average is used here. Similarly what is gross? If you don't count R&D y

> Yet the gross margin for an average software company is over 80%. What definition of average is used here. Similarly what is gross? If you don't count R&D you aren't comparing apples to apples. Just like you shouldn't ignore R&D when looking at Apple. They are only selling as many phones by making new ones every year. While it is certainly profitable it isn't free money...