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Originally Posted by Mitch
It's purely the cost of components, labour is not included. The new iTouch 5 generates a profit of $100 for Apple, however the only difference is the price tag, a cellular transceiver and 3mega pixels in the camera.
I'd imagine that transport is paid at the expense of Apple, considering that shipping is free from their website. I guess they figured that if carriers can make so much money of their product....,then they may as well try too.
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the labour is estimated to be 8 dollars. the 2 cameras cost 18 dollars. the 4g wireless connection cost 34 the screen cost 44 dollars.
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ga...ysts-1B5988132
Apple is a smart company. that is good at making alot of money