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Ever been to a restaurant?
In a restaurant you will be charged much more for a plate of food than the raw ingredients would cost in a nearby supermarket. A book sells for a great deal more than the raw materials used in its manufacture. You do not consider this odd, do you?

The people involved in designing, producing, distributing and selling a product all expect to get paid, and those involved in financing the product expect a return on their investment as well. The market (which is, of course, rigged in favour of the wealthiest and most powerful) determines the price that the customer pays and how the money paid is distributed to the others. Ah Capitalism: don't you just love it?

Of course you could always try to build your own iPhone out of the same components for a lower price, but I get a feeling that it might not turn out quite the same.
Posted by: Steve4Fluff   Posted on: 07/05/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Old school...  olePigeon | 07/03/07
Paper clip...  GeoNorth | 07/06/07
Wish I had that kind of money  GuidingLight | 07/03/07
Not his personal one, I'm sure  CobraA1 | 07/03/07
Message has been deleted.  ballmerrules@... | 07/03/07
Doesn't look like $500 or $600 worth of materials  Protector | 07/05/07
All costs walk on two legs  conradswartz | 07/05/07
Ever been to a restaurant?  Steve4Fluff | 07/05/07
As a matter of fact....  eljorgisimo | 07/05/07
You are also buying new technology...  Flying Pig | 07/05/07
Doesn't look like $500 or $600 worth of materials  DennisErnst | 07/05/07
"you will loose all data on the phone" - NO  ejhonda | 07/05/07
"you will loose all data"  lge@... | 07/05/07
Grammarian strikes  GeoNorth | 07/06/07
Apple IPhone  fischbachtal@... | 07/05/07
Ouch - Thanks for catching that one - typo fixed  Bill Detwiler - TechRepublic | 07/05/07
More typos  Mr_Dave | 07/05/07
Yes, there are a few typos in this feature  fuzzy2k | 07/05/07
How About?  blackjack861@... | 07/05/07
Loose  dcconlee@... | 07/05/07
Battery good for 18 months, what then?  MattiasW | 07/05/07
You brought me to the brink...  Hey_Joe | 07/05/07
Well Done! That was fun!  ChatoYSugar@... | 07/05/07
where is the 8gig drive? (nt)  wessonjoe | 07/05/07
Memory doesn't necessarily mean there's a drive.  Flying Pig | 07/05/07
Leave them wanting... 3G,800x480,battery life  jsharsky-3@... | 07/05/07
Hhmmmm...  ZenaPrincess | 07/05/07
Price Break  RobtAlan | 07/05/07
Price Break  RobtAlan | 07/05/07
nice !!!!  greeb_z@... | 07/05/07
What siz was it?  Hempman | 07/05/07
outside=awsome, inside=awful!  srikanth.sridharan@... | 07/05/07
why put it back together?  nogods | 07/06/07
Not 50, about $265  Species8472 | 07/06/07
Really cool  Nobu_z | 07/06/07
apple iphone  rashidmobilelab | 11/03/07
RE: Apple iPhone completely disassembled (Cracking open the Apple iPhone)  eliordz79 | 07/03/08

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