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		the_watcher on Jan 7, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big th... We also have no idea what the margins are on AirPods. It's not at all accurate to apply overall Apple gross margins (which include high-margin offerings like their services and iPhones) to AirPods, which are likely one of their lowest margin products.

scarface74 on Jan 8, 2020 [–]

We have a decades of prior history knowing that Apple doesn’t sell much of anything without a large profit margin.

Besides there are plenty of almost as good knock offs st half the price.

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