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Not sure what you're talking about in terms of Apple's 2007 problems. They were highly profitable, had successfully migrated their computers to Intel chips (an
by saturdaysaint 7y ago
Not sure what you're talking about in terms of Apple's 2007 problems. They were highly profitable, had successfully migrated their computers to Intel chips (an incredibly thorny technical platform hurdle) and the iPod was a global cultural phenomenon that never faced a true competitor. All of their products were arguably best of breed. Apple stores were already the centerpiece of most upscale American malls. They were firing on all cylinders.
- pwinnski 7y agoSpecifically with the original iPhone: no 3G, no MMS, semi-frequent crashes. I owned an original iPhone in 2007, so clearly the problems weren't enough to deter me, but it wasn't a perfect device. It was, however, in an entirely different conceptual category from its competitors. The same could be said of Tesla, I guess, but I'm still very much a skeptic on Tesla. My point is just that being in a different conceptual category is a huge advantage. Perhaps Tesla will capitalize on that and come out on top (as Apple did), or perhaps it will be some other company (as Google did with Android), but I think it will happen.