[Cronos]

agreed. This tells me Apple charges a whopper for their phones compared to the actual cost. Good for them. They get suckers to pay so much.

[Swordmaker]

agreed. This tells me Apple charges a whopper for their phones compared to the actual cost. Good for them. They get suckers to pay so much.

You'd make a good failure in business. . . treating your customers as "suckers." Apple provides value to its customers and as a result they have the highest customer satisfaction in the world. Suckers don't give that to companies that cheat them.

Time to rethink your conclusions.