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To: MileHigh who wrote (26650)4/10/1999 12:13:00 PM
From: Clarksterh  Respond to of 152472
 
MH - Aren't handsets viewed as a money loser, more of a commodity than a value added product- often times given away to sign up subscribers??

Yes they are often given away to subscribers, but that is because they are subsidized by the operators. Essentially the wholesale price is greater than the retail price. Qualcomm's gross margin in handsets last quarter was 20% and it probably accounts for about 30% of the gross profit. Hardly chicken feed.

Clark