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cptskippy on July 28, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Platform wars: the final score

I'm not saying Apple hasn't seen significant growth but Apple also has some of the highest profit margins in consumer electronics. So I don't think that's an apt comparison. How many units did they move relatively?

simonh on July 28, 2016 [–]

Enough to be a solidly viable platform and not leave agap in the market big enough for a rival to establish itself. That's all they need to do.

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