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		tikhonj on Jan 21, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work Short answer: obscene amounts of money. The issue isn't that the US can't make an iPhone, it's that it would be expensive (particularly up-front).

gumbo on Jan 21, 2012 [–]

They say the iPhone would be expensive... If they were to tell the truth they would said: our profit margin won't be so high.

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