The World's Most Profitable Product
Could the iPhone be the most profitable product ever? We compare it to other items suggested by our listeners.
Recently one of our listeners contacted us to say he heard a BBC correspondent describe the iPhone as the most profitable product in history. It was just an off-the-cuff comment but it got us thinking - could it be true? We compare and contrast a range of products suggested by More or Less listeners to work out if the iPhone truly is the most profitable.
Producer: Laura Gray
(Image: An iPhone on a pile of coins. Credt: Shutterstock)
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What's the world's most profitable product?
Duration: 03:32
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- Fri 20 May 201621:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & News Internet
- Mon 23 May 201601:50GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
- Mon 23 May 201602:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Europe and the Middle East & UK DAB/Freeview only
- Mon 23 May 201603:50GMTBBC World Service East Asia & South Asia only
- Mon 23 May 201604:50GMTBBC World Service Australasia
- Mon 23 May 201606:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & Europe and the Middle East only
- Mon 23 May 201614:50GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
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