Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 21st Aug 2009 18:46 UTC
Another week, and another set of filings in the Apple vs. Psystar case. And yes, the case continues to get grittier and grittier. Last week Apple accused Psystar of destroying evidence, and this week Psystar is kicking it up a notch. The depositions of key Apple employees are currently under way, and August 14, it was Phil Schiller's turn. According to Psystar, Schiller was "wholly unprepared and unwilling to testify". At the same time, Apple has suddenly told the courts it will no longer seek recovery of lost profits from Psystar, because that would require Apple to give out its profit margins - and Apple doesn't want to do that.
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Apple's net margin is public info. It was 14.7% last quarter. They just don't break it down by product. It may be a little higher for Macs & iPhones than it is for iPods, music and software (or maybe not), but it gives you a general idea.
Other noteworthy net margins in the computer industry last quarter (all info is from Google Finance):
Intel: -5.0% (oddly, their previous quarter was 8.8%)
Dell: 2.3%
HP: 6.3%
IBM: 13.3%
Adobe: 17.9%
Microsoft: 23.2%
Google: 26.9%
Oracle: 27.6%