[SunkenCiv]

Heh, good one.

Meanwhile, Apple can sell its base iPhone 6 at $249 and make money, and has 89 percent of mobile phone profits, leaving 11 percent for everyone else to split.

[Swordmaker]

Meanwhile, Apple can sell its base iPhone 6 at $249 and make money, and has 89 percent of mobile phone profits, leaving 11 percent for everyone else to split.

Actually, Apple doesn't ever sell their phones at that price. The carriers pay Apple full bore retail for it. . . or rather the carrier's customers do. It is just paid for over time. The price is $649 but paid for over time. The same is true of the competitions' top tier smartphones when they are bought on contract.