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Yes, but Apple still nearly died before they got their act together. That kind of turnarounds are rare

• msbarnett 15y ago
  Apple nearly died because during that period because they were an inflexible organization that reacted slowly to changing market conditions while operating under increasingly out-of-touch management. Unless the argument here is that Marco is a dumb guy who for some reason isn't in a position to pivot quickly and react to change, I'm not seeing any parallel here with what happened to Apple in the early 90s. Marco's still the market leader here. He has to fuck up before he's in the position of needing a turn-around. I'm not sure why you're taking it as fait accompli that he will be unable to react appropriately; he's a smart guy.
  • bergie 15y ago
    I agree that he is a smart guy with a good possibility of still winning here. But as for being market leader, as soon as this ships in iOS he won't be that. Would you have wanted to be Netscape when MS started bundling Internet Explorer in their OS?
    • tobylane 15y ago
      I wasn't around in those times, but wasn't Netscape fighting crap with crap? Marco says that his advertising to Reading List people is how IP is more.