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1. com2ki+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-09-27 17:33:07
I had friends who worked on a very popular consumer electric device before who revealed the ugly economics of it to me.

Cost to build, around $7. Retail price, over $30. Profit for the company, around $3.

Distributors and retailers took the remaining.

Selling stuff in physical stores is a nasty business. I remember these numbers whenever I see people complain about app stores taking a 30% cut.

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