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Macpropro80

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I know this is a personal question but I am really curious.

Apple makes high-end, high-prices products but people still buy them. How much do you guys make a year (estimate)? I don't really care, im just really curious. If you think this is too personal just tell me.
 
Too personal

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Somewhere between 1 to 1,000,000. :p

As mentioned above, too personal.

However, I would venture to say that many who purchase Apple products because they see value in them for their specific uses.
 
Salary should not be a concern. If you want a mac you will come up with the money. It's that way for a lot of things we buy.
 
sushi said:
Somewhere between 1 to 1,000,000. :p

As mentioned above, too personal.

However, I would venture to say that many who purchase Apple products because they see value in them for their specific uses.
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Exactly, not having to deal with spyware infecting your computer, and having to reinstall XP after infection. Priceless.
 
Also too personal, but enough that the premium for Apple products really doesn't matter.
 
I don't understand why this topic is so controversial considering the bizarre threads one can find on MacRumors, i.e. "Do you pee in the shower?" comes to mind :p.

I am a student, and I make a least £6175 a year from my part-time job, which is $8701.

In fact, now that I think about it, the salary is based on me working 19 hours per week,which is my standard contract. I do full-time hours in the summer and at Christmas time. Plus I get bonuses. My salary probably works out to something like £8600 / $12118.
 
If I can't find enough students to keep me busy than I'll make around $40k. If we get a surge of students then I'll easily make over $70k.
 
Macpropro80 said:
I know this is a personal question but I am really curious.

Apple makes high-end, high-prices products but people still buy them. How much do you guys make a year (estimate)? I don't really care, im just really curious. If you think this is too personal just tell me.
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You first. But honestly, I still won't answer. ;)

There is a reason I bought a refurb mini, and can't justify a Pro.
 
I work for the federal government, so the answer is: not enough. :)

On the plus side, I'm not likely to be laid off any time soon.

Interesting tidbit: I've never bought an an Apple product new. All of my Macs and iPods have been bought refurb or used, so I don't really care about the higher prices. Now I just need my boss to go buy one of the new iMacs. He gave me an awesome deal on his old Mini.
 
How did financial information become such a hidden and personal agenda? I'm not judging, i'm just wondering, for each of you, why is it that it's so personal?
 
dmr727 said:
It's not so much controversial as it is personal. My best friends probably couldn't guess what I make within about 50%, and vice versa.
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Really?

Yours is a fairly well known profession; surely 50% is an exaggeration.
MegaMillions said:
How did financial information become such a hidden and personal agenda? I'm not judging, i'm just wondering, for each of you, why is it that it's so personal?
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It's personal because it's one of those things that is no one's business.

To add on top of that, saying how much you earn can sometimes lead to measures of a person, when that is not at all how we should be doing things.

If the OP wanted to see a generic breakdown of MR's buyer base based on income, he could have (and in fact still can) create a poll that allows for anonymity.
 
CalBoy said:
Really?

Yours is a fairly well known profession; surely 50% is an exaggeration.


It's personal because it's one of those things that is no one's business.

To add on top of that, saying how much you earn can sometimes lead to measures of a person, when that is not at all how we should be doing things.

If the OP wanted to see a generic breakdown of MR's buyer base based on income, he could have (and in fact still can) create a poll that allows for anonymity.
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If this is the case, I wonder why the lottery insists on publishing the info of it's winners. If you could claim a million dollars anonymously, that would be much more in keeping with the attitude surrounding finances.
 
CalBoy said:
Really?
Yours is a fairly well known profession; surely 50% is an exaggeration.
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Could be. But I'm not an airline pilot, so my pay scale isn't well known. Some of you know what I fly, which is a clue, but many seem to think I'm making a quarter M, which I'm not, I promise. :)
 
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