Apple's recurring revenue stream: 77% of iPhone 4 sales were upgrades
With more than three-quarters of first-day iPhone 4 purchasers upgrading from a previous iPhone, Apple has successfully built a recurring revenue stream in which most users will upgrade every one to two years.
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