[egsmi]

> This is pretty much the opposite of their stated strategy, which is to make money off services

I’m sure their internal strategy is to make money on the hardware, software and services. Basically everything. As Apple has shown, it’s not necessarily the worst plan.

[jjoonathan]

Yes, and also say that you're not making money on any part that people complain about being expensive. Salesmanship!

[emodendroket]

If that were really their strategy then they've got a strange way of pursuing it.