[boogies]

> they plan to make most of their money back from sales of games and services(ala Apple)

I thought Apple seems to do the opposite: they constantly raise iPhone prices while cutting features that increase manufacturing cost (eg. replacing the headphone jack with an empty hole large enough to fit a lightning→3.5mm dongle), and I’ve heard Apple fans argue here, I think more than once, that Apple is able to offer less profiteering (more privacy friendly) software because they make so much on hardware.

[monadic2]

I don't see why Apple can't go for both high software AND hardware margins. These don't seem like contradictory goals.

[boogies]

I agree. That’s why I think they do “penny pinch” on hardware (in certain areas) and don’t need to “make […] money back” on software, but take what they can get there anyway.