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Except physical goods have a real cost associated to it. This is how Microsoft got to be one of the richest companies on the planet and IBM and Apple did not. T
by yardie 14y ago
Except physical goods have a real cost associated to it. This is how Microsoft got to be one of the richest companies on the planet and IBM and Apple did not. The per unit profit of one license of Windows is infinitely higher than selling beige box PCs.
Yes, compared to content, duplicating physical goods is expensive.
- legutierr 14y agoAs of last August, Apple was the most valuable company in the world, and Microsoft and IBM were sixth and seventh, respectively. By that same measure, the four most valuable US companies were Apple, ExxonMobile, Microsoft and IBM, in that order. http://blogs-images.forbes.com/scottdecarlo/files/2011/08/Current_top_251.png http://blogs-images.forbes.com/scottdecarlo/files/2011/08/Cu... I think your information is out of date.
- pyre 14y agoThis is how Microsoft got to be one of the richest companies on the planet and IBM and Apple did not. Isn't Apple now worth more than Microsoft based on selling hardware devices?