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Originally Posted by houltmac
Has anyone seen a direct quote saying the iPhone is actually subsidised at the $199 (8GB) price point? Thinking about it, the parts they are buying/making are being done én mass and have been for a while. I would expect 3G chipsets to be cheaper than 2G (it's far more popular and thus larger masses again), and I would imagine there are other savings I am not thinking of.
Overall I have to wonder if the iPhone really does just cost $199 now.
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While quoting yourself may be bad etiquette, I thought that it might be worth pointing out that I am likely right
Check out
this link to see why the iPhone may cost as little as $100 to manufacture (I realise there are other costs to Apple, but they are seriously minimal in these quantities).