Sentences with phrase «makes money on devices»

At # 159 it is hard to see how the firm is making any money on the device - in fact Jeff Bezos says it isn't.

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We make most of our money on subscriptions, which cost $ 200 to $ 300 per device per month, and we charge an initial fee.

Competitors pounce and eventually the price comes down to the point where no one makes money on said device anymore.

In recent months, Apple has been emphasizing the size of its overall user base, which includes used iPhones, rather than focusing strictly on new device sales, a sign of the increasing importance of making money off users without selling them new hardware.

Koum's aversion to advertising contrasts with Facebook's efforts to make more money from people using its service on mobile devices.

In addition to all the money it spent to win business for its tablet chips, Intel invested a fortune to make sure that Android worked well on its processors and to make life easier for device makers that went with its chips.

The importance of these insights for a proper understanding of central banks» devices for monetary control becomes instantly apparent once one realizes that, by regulating the actual quantity of its outstanding notes and deposit balances, together with the terms upon which it is willing to make more of the last available on credit to private sector financial firms, a central bank is able to influence, not just the quantity of circulating paper money, but the quantity of money substitutes created by the private sector.

Through a new state funding line, the county will also have more money this year to send cops and probation officers to check on drunk driving convicts, and make sure they have their devices installed and working properly.

Also make sure your emails work well on mobile devices, or you are leaving money on the table.

Amazon, as Apple, didn't start to make money on the ebooks but on the platform (the actual electronic device).

Many companies are slashing prices on their devices just to make back their money.

The logic behind these add - ons is that if I already payed a steep price for the device, adding a comparatively moderate amount of money to get essential specs makes sense.

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Amazon makes little or no money on hardware devices and hopes that customers will actually use the device and buy content.

Amazon remained silent on just how many Kindle devices it has sold, but reiterated that it doesn't make any money off of the ones that it has.

The only factor to make this e-reader not the best deal for your money is the absence of a web browser and the inability to purchase any books on the device itself.

Rumour has it that Barnes and Noble and a few other e-reader companies functioning on the Google Android System will be launching their own app to the Apple App Store, giving people more choice and variety and making extra money from people that do not have their e-reader device.

Apple sells e-books to make its high - priced devices more attractive, making money on the sale of the hardware.

Web apps likely seem less appealing to folks developing entirely free apps, or free apps that rely solely on in - app advertising to make their money: Apple's not raking the 30 percent off the top, and it's still got the best iOS device distribution in town.

At around $ 100 for a device — a price in line with Amazon's offering in the US — both firms will be looking to lock customers in to their format with their eyes on the content prize, where the real money is to be made.

They're probably pretty comfortable to sell a couple of million devices a year, rather than double that if they're making enough money on content purchases.

A low - margin (or even small - loss) device makes sense ONLY if there is substantial opportunity to make the money on the subsequent use (buying music, movies, apps and products directly from Amazon).

Conventional wisdom is that Amazon have been pinning their hopes on eBooks as the key area which might one day make them a profit (they're certainly not making any money on sales of Kindle devices, which operate on absolutely wafer - thin margins).

Kids can be rough on devices, and in my opinion, knowing that a cracked screen will get replaced or traded in makes the Kids Edition worth the extra money.

This is a very sneaky move on Amazon's part — they had a disagreement with Apple, who want 33 % of the money for any book sold through the Kindle application on the iPad, so they've just made Kindle available for Safari (the browser that comes with iOS devices, I believe), with settings that are «optimised for iPad screens».

People install kindle or other apps, things that will not help them make money to make up for the loss on the device.

Users can still buy that content on - device via Mobile Safari or even their desktop computers, but Apple wants its chance at making money from content that is bought and used for its mobile platform.

People want devices that make them feel they got good value for money OR that they got the chance to show they have disposable income OR that they are most certainly not willing to waste money on expensive things.

Amazon has a significantly larger product catalog outside of books, so Amazon can afford to lose money on the device if they make it up on the sale of electronics and other goods B&N doesn't sell.

Of course, Amazon is willing to lose money on Kindle device sales to spur demand for its digital content business — the selling of digital books, movies, games and other content — where it makes real money.

Huawei, the world's third - largest smartphone maker says that it will no longer release Windows Phone devices because it simply can't make any money on it.

Besides, the booksellers make the same money from content regardless of the device it's read on.

Google has played the great trick of convincing hardware vendors to make zero profits on devices that make Google money through search.

And of course, I can use any number of my 16 GB chips, which makes the capacity of the Acer unlimited (because of that microSD slot, which Apple, by the way, will never put on its devices because it makes so much money by people having to buy a new machine, often to simply get more storage.

Remember, the QNX platform is still in its infancy, so RIM will be constantly working on it over the months and years ahead while at the same time making money from selling devices that run it.

I'm sure Amazon isn't making a killing on device sales — and may be breaking even or even losing money.

That makes it easy to see where your money goes and keep track of your finances on any mobile device.

The company began selling the device at break - even prices, and wanted to make money on content when customers bought movies, games, e-books and other content from Amazon.

Subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, Credit Union will provide Remote Deposit / Mobile Deposit to Member, to allow Member to make deposits to Member's checking, money market accounts and the primary savings account, to the extent Credit Union authorizes Member to use Remote Deposit / Mobile Deposit for such account (each such deposit account an «Account» and, collectively, the «Accounts») from Member's home or office by either scanning checks on a desktop scanner or capturing check images on a mobile device.

PNC makes it easy to transfer money between accounts, and you can perform a check deposit on your mobile device whenever.

Even if that had led to piracy (it shouldn't have if they kept up with firmware updates), people buying the system to pirate games are still buying the system, which would have been more Vita hardware sales than they were otherwise getting (if they had made sure the 2000 model made a profit on every device sold, it would have been some money coming in).

I haven't seen anyone mention whether the system comes with a 2 - 4 GB memory stick in it already, what was the decision behind making the users pay to actually hold stuff on a device they're already paying a lot of money for?

PUBG and Fortnite are already making lots of money on mobile devices so it sounds like Activision wants a piece of the same pie.

Along with being able to help save them money on their Chandler renters insurance, these devices will also make a home safer, protecting children and family members alike.

Other than revenue from the sales of Xiaomi devices, the company also makes money from selling a wide variety of accessories (think phone covers, power banks and even soft toys of its mascot, the Mi Rabbit), and gets a cut of any transactions that are conducted via the services offered on its MIUI OS.

The process is largely the same with both devices, but if you're going to focus on making a smart speaker you'll save money going with the Voice.

The company's business model is to sell its core devices for roughly cost and eventually make money on services.

This means that those with Android Go devices can enjoy most of the same benefits that regular Android Oreo users can too, making use of Google's suite of applications without having to spend a lot of money on a flagship or even mildly more expensive budget device.

It would all depend on how you use your device... if you are a professional or use your Galaxy Note to take notes, work on documents, insist on top - notch photos, need to use multi-windows, plan on using digital wallets to make purchases, need a heart sensor, want the quick charge or wireless charging and love the S - Pen, then it would be worth the extra money.

«We aim to break even on our hardware and make money when customers use our devices, not when we sell devices,» said Mr. Keith.