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The chart on the page the article links to indicates that Apple makes 45% of the profit from the PC industry (counting Macs as PCs), so less than the entire Win
by mooism2 14y ago
The chart on the page the article links to indicates that Apple makes 45% of the profit from the PC industry (counting Macs as PCs), so less than the entire Windows PC industry, I think.
But also: Apple's profits from selling Macs include Apple's profits from licensing OS X; the figures for Windows PC vendors do not include the profit Microsoft makes from licensing Windows. They're not comparing like with like.
- nathan_long 14y agoThat's a good point, but it helps explain, rather than invalidates, the comparison. Apple DOES make more per machine sold than Dell does. Part of that difference is the fact that its price includes an OS.