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Subject: [Discuss] [OT] Smart Phones
From: richard.pieri at gmail.com (Rich Pieri)
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 16:57:04 -0500
In-reply-to: <20130305214941.GF27670@randomstring.org>
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On Tue, 5 Mar 2013 16:49:41 -0500
Dan Ritter <dsr at randomstring.org> wrote:

> isupply and ifixit buy samples, identify all the parts, get
> quotes from suppliers, and make reasonable estimates for
> assembly costs and custom component costs. Then they show you
> the various estimates that they make.

Indeed. It's not iSupply saying things like, "it costs this many
dollars to make an iPhone." It's iSupply saying things like this:

http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/News/pages/Many-iPhone-5-Components-Change-But-Most-Suppliers-Remain-the-Same-Teardown-Reveals.aspx

Their teardowns and analyses are quite thorough.

-- 
Rich P.

References:
- [Discuss] [OT] Smart Phones
  - From: richb at pioneer.ci.net (Rich Braun)
- [Discuss] [OT] Smart Phones
  - From: richard.pieri at gmail.com (Rich Pieri)
- [Discuss] [OT] Smart Phones
  - From: gruntly at gmail.com (Theodore Ruegsegger)
- [Discuss] [OT] Smart Phones
  - From: dsr at randomstring.org (Dan Ritter)

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