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In the past I would agree, but with all the stories of cost cutting lately, I am skeptical that it is meaningless.
by mdonahoe 14y ago
In the past I would agree, but with all the stories of cost cutting lately, I am skeptical that it is meaningless.
- cube13 14y agoFactoring in supplier changes and development costs, I would wager that the .5% revenue would result in an overall wash on the accounting sheets. I really don't think it was to sell connectors. Those kinds of things are too low margin for Apple to really care that much.
- jpxxx 14y agoSome ill-sourced dirty laundry about Apple Retail does not apply here. If I may engage in some hyperbole: this is the highest-profile product in all of consumer electronics that is at the forefront of almost any discussion regarding the biggest change in how seven billion humans spend their days in a long, long time. And disrupting a decade-old ecosystem of a billion 'things' is not engaged in for cost saving measures.