Apple Leads Cell Phone Industry with 32% of the Total Industry Profit

Question: How does a newcomer introduce just one cell phone, and absolutely obliterate their competition with respect to profit?

Answer: They build an iPhone.

Top Cell Phone Manufacturers' Estimated Revenues Compared to Apple's

In the cell phone game, the Apple iPhone only accounts for 8% of the total industry revenue, but 32% of the total industry profit. How they managed this feat is quite simple. They pull in a 40% operating margin, in an industry that averages only 7.5%. The next most profitable company in the industry, RIM, only takes in 20.7% operating margin.
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