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Originally Posted by murraypaul
Printer manufactures make more money selling toner/ink than they do selling printers.
Apple is trying to promote an ecosystem, a way of thinking and using devices, not just selling hardware.
If they can get market share and a slice of all music/content and applications sold, that will make them more money in the long term than selling more hardware but losing the application revenue.
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I need the opposite. I am willing to spend money upfront to purchase quality hardware, but I am not spending very much on apps or content.
As far as the printer analogy, that is exactly what should be avoided. The printer should cost a bit more upfront but the cartridges should be cheap. The whole printer ink thing is a huge scam and we should avoid this in the future.