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To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (13246)5/9/1998 2:09:00 PM
From: Alomex  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 213186
 

I don't know what product margins are like at Compaq and Dell, but I'd have to think that they're higher than 23%.

And you would be wrong. Dell's margins have held steady at 22% for the last few quarters. Compaq's use to be somewhat higher, but I understand the latest quarter figures are 18%.

Now these are the margins of two of the best and most successful computer manufacturers. If Apple could hold margins at 23%, I'd say they would be doing a terrific job.



To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (13246)5/10/1998 1:29:00 AM
From: HerbVic  Respond to of 213186
 
I can't quote specifics without doing a lot of searching, but I seem to recall reading that Compaq's margins on these low end systems were somewhere around 16%. But I remember that a zec from Compaq claimed that, due to the out-sourceing, the overhead was negligible.

Dell? <?>

HerbVic

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I don't know what product margins are like at Compaq and Dell, but I'd have to think that they're higher than 23%.


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