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> I'll offer an alternative hypothesis: Apple won out because they executed well year over year over year. They made that vertical integration work for them by
by zepto 6y ago
> I'll offer an alternative hypothesis: Apple won out because they executed well year over year over year. They made that vertical integration work for them by slowly making things better faster than the competition.
You say this is an alternative hypothesis, but it is in complete agreement with me.
Without vertical integration they would have been held back by the rest of the industry. Vertical integration is how they were able to move faster.
- noptd 6y ago>Without vertical integration they would have been held back by the rest of the industry. Vertical integration is how they were able to move faster. Without supporting evidence, this is nothing more than a post hoc fallacy.
- zepto 6y ago> Without supporting evidence, this is nothing more than a post hoc fallacy. Not really - it could also mean you don’t have industry experience to know what I mean. I’m guessing you weren’t around at the time. The evidence is widely available for you to check out. Just read accounts of how industry committees work and look at how industry alternatives have failed to keep pace with Apple’s proprietary alternatives.