However, Samsung's numbers are a total of all the many
different tablets it sells, while the Fire is obviously the only offering from Amazon for now.
Amazon may lose as much as $ 50 on each Kindle
Fire tablet it sells, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster.
A lack of sales is likely to be the primary reason for the discontinuation, but Sharp is keeping mum about how many
Galapagos tablets it sold.
Apple thinks Samsung should pay a royalty rate of $ 40 for every Android smartphone and
tablet it sells for just five patents.
Amazon will lose around $ 10 for every $ 199 Kindle
Fire tablet it sells, but the company will make back that amount as a small profit when consumers buy digital content, according to a report by market research company IHS iSuppli.
Similarly, in a settlement agreement last year, Samsung agreed to pay Microsoft $ 10 to $ 15 for each smartphone or
tablet it sells.
There isn't even a Nook logo on any of
the tablets they sell.
Also, coming from a retailer that has a commanding presence in the gaming sphere, it is a given that GameStop has pre-loaded all
the tablets it sells with a few games such as Sonic CD, Riptide, or the Kongregate Arcade app.
Considering both of their digital bookstores are preloaded on every new smartphone and
tablet they sell, it is apparent that the average consumer simply doesn't do business with iBooks or Google Books.
Though the steep discount has led to a sales surge, RIM is now losing a hefty amount on
every tablet it sells.