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Originally Posted by SeaKing
I think you need to rethink that good buddy.
Apple usually charges a higher price than anyone else. The problems the carriers are having is that they are not passing that charge on to the customers. That is why they are showing reduced margins.
For example, I think the carriers are going to charge about $300 or more for a the non Apple product, the Samsung Galaxy Note.
If Apple owns the carrier and the phone, they will not absorb anything. In fact you will pay a premium both for the carrier and the phone.
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I think that what you are not seeing is that non-IPhone carriers LOSE customers to carriers that have the iPhone.
Its better than to have a low margin customer than no customer.
Now to you, an iPhone is just like any other smartphone, but clearly the smartphone buying public doesn't see it that way, and the carriers are mindful of that, hence their willingness to pay more for the iPhone.