Thread: N8 has begun SHIPPING!
View Single Post
bsving is offline bsving
2010-10-02 , 10:07
Posts: 304 | Thanked: 160 times | Joined on Jul 2008
#44
Originally Posted by ysss View Post
Profit is ALWAYS measured in % and it's a significant measure of (business) success in any operation.

When that number is negative (or near zero), then the more units you sell can actually be worse for your company's operation. (Have to compare how much you have to lose by lowering your output or not producing at all, etc)

I think we're analyzing things on a different level here; you can't just compare companies 'success' by how much buzzword they tap into.
I don't think you get it. The current Symbian^3 series (in lack of any other name), is based on a CPU that entered the marked several years ago. What makes you think Nokia pay anything other than pure manufacturing costs on this one? Everything about that chip is already paid for, mostly by Nokia by he way. The GPU is a BCM2727. It is a stand-alone video/imaging chip with 2D and 3D capabilities exceeding the performance of anything else out there right now, and with much lower power consumption. In any case, that combination performs better and is considerably cheaper than for instance Samsungs Cortex-A8 based system used in the iPhone.

Profit per unit? it depends on your aim, and it is highly dependent on how many units you sell due to decreased manufacturing and development cost per unit. Nokia sell tons of units, and in the end it is the total profit (and stability) that counts for the big share holders at Nokia. Nokia is the biggest fish of them all, no one is out to purchase Nokia for their potential future profit margins or growth potential.

I don't understand why you have Nokia shares if short term profit is your goal, it is not like they will grow several hundred percent anytime soon, or anytime at all