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Originally Posted by ucfgrad93
I know you were talking profits, but I couldn't find the figures for it. However, I would argue that the iTunes store is worth much more than just those sales figures. Without the ecosystem that iTunes provides, I believe that the sales of Apple hardware (computers, iPhones, iPads, etc) would be a lot lower.
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Apple have previously said that the iTunes store runs at "just over breakeven".
As you say, it isn't there to make money on its own, it is there to make the hardware more attractive.