Taking percentage share of profits from device sales is not the only way to make a dent in Apple&#x27;s profits. Profits are not a constant.<p>What would Apple&#x27;s profits be if Android did not exist? I believe they would be much higher just as Microsoft&#x27;s profits would be much higher if Linux didn&#x27;t exist.<p>But it&#x27;s a counterfactual question. So we will never know for sure.