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I like that certain companies have balls to make deals and to pay instead of changing things like Swiss clock images, 'Metro style' names... Oh wait

Balls? They are passing the costs onto their buyers. Takes no balls at all really.

No they're not. iOS6 is a free upgrade. And iPhones have been at the same price point since forever.

In any case, if the cost was passed on to consumers, it would be less than $1 per device.