"Garrett Cox" wrote in message
news:2004121017594216807%garrcox@yahoocom...
iPod isn't a money maker neither is the iTunes music store. It's kind
of a whack marketing chain. At least this is how my Apple sales rep
explained it to me. The iTunes music store helps sell iPods which in
turn helps sell Macintoshes.

Well, that's the theory, but most of Apple's significant wad of ready cash
came from iPods this year, not macs. And only a very tiny bit came from
iTunes.

So what's the next rabbit from the hat?

jb



Their biggest money makers are the desktop
and powerbook computers. A lot less over head on the computers when
compared to the mark-up. Where as the iPod they make a few bucks on
each sale, not to be taken litterally. I'm sure it's more than five
dollars per sale but far less than 200.

cheers

garrett



On 2004-12-10 16:45:56 -0800, said:

news service reports macintosh is now at less than 4% marketshare. but
ipod is keeping the money going at apple.