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For those worried MacBook Neo would hurt Apple's product margin, from the earnings call: "Products gross margin was 40.1%, up 140 basis points sequentially. This also included a benefit from the tariff refunds, which had a favorable impact of over 2.5%."

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Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
Quotes someone directly, which makes the moment concrete rather than summarised.

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Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: plain, matter-of-fact
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