Do the raw materials and the technical support costs for the mobile component in an iPhone really value at an the extra $300? What other costs are going into this (advertising too?)?
I'm having trouble finding a teardown with cost analysis of the iPod touch, but it seems like even with a 50% margin like Apple likes, it's not in the raw materials.
iPhone 3GS 16GB teardown: http://www.isuppli.com/News/Pages/iPhone-3G-S-Carries-178-96...
I'm having trouble finding a teardown with cost analysis of the iPod touch, but it seems like even with a 50% margin like Apple likes, it's not in the raw materials.