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Originally Posted by murraypaul
Apple views selling content primarily as a way of increasing hardware sales...
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Yep... A nice visual as of last October:
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Originally Posted by murraypaul
the opposite of Amazon, who view selling Kindles primarily as way of increasing eBooks sales....
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Actually, I suspect that's only a short-term decision. Originally the plan was for both the hardware and content to separately earn profits. However, the price war over the devices may have temporarily suppressed their ability to profit off the 7" devices. I'm going to guess the DX is still earning a small profit, but could also be out there just to make the price of the 7" seem like a deal.