Comments on: iPhone 3G only costs $173 USD to assemble and manufacture http://www.coderetard.com/2008/06/25/iphone-3g-only-costs-173-usd-to-assemble-and-manufacture/ Anything Geeky Goes! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:32:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Taran http://www.coderetard.com/2008/06/25/iphone-3g-only-costs-173-usd-to-assemble-and-manufacture/#comment-8060 Taran Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:28:33 +0000 http://www.coderetard.com/?p=1039#comment-8060 u r right, the phone produce cost is not $173. u r right, the phone produce cost is not $173.

]]> By: adm_snackbar http://www.coderetard.com/2008/06/25/iphone-3g-only-costs-173-usd-to-assemble-and-manufacture/#comment-2527 adm_snackbar Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:07:30 +0000 http://www.coderetard.com/?p=1039#comment-2527 You work for Apple or something? This is just a strict bill of materials analysis. You work for Apple or something? This is just a strict bill of materials analysis.

]]> By: idmgirl http://www.coderetard.com/2008/06/25/iphone-3g-only-costs-173-usd-to-assemble-and-manufacture/#comment-2525 idmgirl Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:21:01 +0000 http://www.coderetard.com/?p=1039#comment-2525 > Using some quick math shows that AT&T is paying $624 for a phone that only costs $173 to produce, leaving Apple with huge profit margins in the process. i guess quick math doesn't include other costs such as hardware and software research and development, design, sourcing, labor, transportation, and marketing costs. plus the overhead of running a company in the first place. > Using some quick math shows that AT&T is paying $624 for a phone that only costs $173 to produce, leaving Apple with huge profit margins in the process.

i guess quick math doesn’t include other costs such as hardware and software research and development, design, sourcing, labor, transportation, and marketing costs. plus the overhead of running a company in the first place.

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