# iPhone Profit Margin...HOLY SHEEIT!!

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**Created:** [January 18, 2007, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-profit-margin-holy-sheeit/23226 "2007-01-18T08:50:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-profit-margin-holy-sheeit/23226/41 "2007-01-19T05:48:42Z")

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Everything I hear about the music store says profit margins are VERY thin.

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**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-profit-margin-holy-sheeit/23226/42 "2007-01-19T06:00:09Z")

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Its because the RIAA is a bunch of greedy bastards who need to stop bitching about being poor

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**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-profit-margin-holy-sheeit/23226/43 "2007-01-19T06:05:21Z")

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^^word. when i used to be a site admin on 3gupload/mixxer, and it got big, there was not nearly as much profit as there was before the RIAA got involved. they fscking blow.

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**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-profit-margin-holy-sheeit/23226/44 "2007-01-19T06:07:28Z")

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> [@ryanmcell](#):
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> Its because the RIAA is a bunch of greedy bastards who need to stop bitching about being poor

Which is why they won’t disclose their portion of iTunes purchases.

Some have estimated to be as much as 70% and that the artist only sees 4 cents per song.

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**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-profit-margin-holy-sheeit/23226/45 "2007-01-19T16:39:41Z")

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I’m sure it’s been said, but that’s not very big…

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