Vertical integration is certainly contrary to mainstream management philosophy these days. Today, the more dependencies you can work into your business plan, th

Vertical integration is certainly contrary to mainstream management philosophy these days. Today, the more dependencies you can work into your business plan, the smarter you seem. You’re an expert juggler, woo! That free API you were using got retired? Not your fault, who could have predicted? To their credit, Apple takes the time and invests the money to build the stronger house.