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From: adrian@eagle.UUCP (A.Freed)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: Greedy Apples
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Date: Fri, 12-Oct-84 15:15:33 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 12 15:15:33 1984
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>      I tend to agree that Apple Computer Corp. is doing what any person
> would do. It is charging the higest price the market will bear. After all
> they are'nt in business to benefit mankind. Greedy captialist pigs and all
> that. 
>      However $ 995 for the 512K upgrade is quite steep. I have read that
> 256K DRAMS go for around $ 20 a piece. Let's see that 512K = 16 chips X 20
> bucks = $320. Add another 15 for the board and maybe 60 for the glue chips,
> pullups and caps and the price goes up to $ 400 bucks. Add 125% markup and
> you have the $995 cost all accounted for. A similar tale can be told for
> hard disk drives - OEM price around $400, Retail price $ 1995.
Companies have  a multiplier to get from cost price to retail price.
Typically this number is around THREE. I think it must be around this for
Apple too. There are a number of middle-persons in the process. Try
buying directly from the factory.

I am new to the country. I cannot believe how naive people are about
capitalism.