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31 May 2010 22:21

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Tech: Apple to Foxconn workers: Here’s some money; stop killing yourselves

  • 20% the size of the raises Apple is giving FoxConn employees so they stop committing high-profile suicides
  • .7% the amount the raises will raise the outsourcing cost of the iPad’s sale price, from 2.3 to 3 percent source
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04 Jun 2009 22:25

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Biz, Tech: GameStop takes a huge chunk of the pie. Game companies want it.

  • 48% GameStop’s profit margin on used games. WHOA! source
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22 Apr 2009 18:47

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Tech: Amazon apparently makes a killing on the Kindle

  • $359 The amount that Amazon charges consumers for the pretty popular Kindle eBook reader; the online superstore also charges consumers for the books themselves
  • $185.49 The cost of the parts – nearly half goes to the screen. This doesn’t include the wireless access for book downloads or other costs, but it’s still a huge profit margin. source
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