Re: Why DRM Can Never Succeed — ps Enable

[Scott Stevenson]

On Feb 17, 2007, at 7:57 AM, Jeffrey Hergan wrote:

> "Apple makes its money on ipod sales, not on song sales."
>
> I have a very hard time believing that is anywhere near true.   
> Certainly there is decent profit from song sales, especially  
> considering the vast quantity of songs being sold.

Take a look at the quarterly filings. These numbers are in millions,  
and don't include Macs.

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iPod 1,559
Other Music Related Products and Services (4) 452
Peripherals and Other Hardware 297
Software, Service and Other Sales 316

[...]

(4) Consists of iTunes Store sales, iPod services, and Apple-branded  
and third-party iPod accessories.
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Keep in mind that unlike the iPod, Apple is not keeping the vast  
majority of the profit from music.

     - Scott