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Where Apple Prints Money

Matt Buchanan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:39:00 +0000

That would be the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York City. Newmark Knight Frank Retail estimates it pulls in over $US350 million in revenue a year, or about $US35,000 per square foot for the 10,000 square foot space.

To put that in perspective, Tiffany & Co., who says diamonds has sales of about $US18,000 per square foot. In fact, it might be the highest grossing retailer on Fifth Ave ever, according to an estimate by Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

$US350 million. Kee-rist. Good luck touching that, Microsoft. [Bloomberg via ZDNet, Image via Daniel Bonatto/Flickr]

YouTube Launches Partner Program Down Under

Nick Broughall — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:00:00 +0000

When it comes to cool technology, all tech-savvy Aussies know that it usually sucks to be an Australian. We often have to wait for products or services to launch, and when they do, they’re often twice the price as overseas. Sometimes they never even come, and we’re left to import them from shady online retailers.

But sometimes, even though we have to wait, we’re blown away by the fact that a product or service even launches at all down under. Especially when the service in question is getting paid.

YouTube Australia, which only launched in October last year, has done just that by offering their Partner Program through their Australian site. The program is open to regular Australian YouTube posters who have a decent audience, and allows them to share in some of the revenue generated through advertising, without giving up their ownership of the video.

All Those Unlocked iPhones May Be Costing Apple $300 Million

Jason Chen — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:00:08 +0000

Both Fortune and Marketwatch are saying that all the unlocked iPhones, which make up about a third of the total phones sold, may be costing Apple US$300 million in future revenue kickbacks from mobile phone providers. And if Apple doesn’t stop the unlocking madness, what’s the incentive for a provider to pony up that revenue sharing in the first place? [Fortune and Marketwatch - Thanks David!]