A tech CEO publicly broke down the bill of materials for the iPhone 14 Pro, estimating it costs roughly $465 to build and retails starting at $999 — implying a gross margin north of 50%. He then pivoted to his own company's phone, which costs about $360 to build with literally zero margin, deadpanning 'AKA we are broke.' It's the kind of cost transparency rarely volunteered by a sitting hardware CEO.
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