Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site eagle.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!eagle!adrian From: adrian@eagle.UUCP (A.Freed) Newsgroups: net.micro.apple Subject: Re: Greedy Apples Message-ID: <1221@eagle.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Oct-84 15:15:33 EDT Article-I.D.: eagle.1221 Posted: Fri Oct 12 15:15:33 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Oct-84 07:30:19 EDT References: <1114@zeppo.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Summit, NJ Lines: 19 > > > 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.