[Swordmaker]

Not due to music sales which they are keeping artificially low but due to software sales which have margins of about 50%.

YOU REALLY DO NOT HAVE A CLUE, do you?

Tex, you are getting close to earning that epithet of "idiot" again. Apple charges the SAME margin for music, movies, eBooks, apps, software, or anything else they sell on the iTunes stores. 30%. That margin covers everything. Cost of the iTunes operations, advertising, overhead, taxes, and Apple's PROFIT. . . it's all in that 30%. There is no special 50% margin on software that makes up a larger profit. I've read Apple's contracts and also Apple's 10K and 10Qs . . . they are quite explicit on this.

Quit pulling "Facturds" out of your rear end.

[TexasGator]

“Apple charges the SAME margin for music, movies, eBooks, apps, software, or anything else they sell on the iTunes stores. 30%. “

That’s GROSS margin. Not NET margin. And you claim to be an economist.

Here is a link to explain it to you.

http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/122314/what-difference-between-gross-margin-and-net-margin.asp

[TexasGator]

“Apple charges the SAME margin for music, movies, eBooks, apps, software, or anything else they sell on the iTunes stores. 30%. “

LOL! You have NO idea what Apple’s margins are for iWork and iLife suites, Final Cut Pro and Aperture.