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This is Tim Cook's strategic masterpiece. Everybody knows how he made the iPod dominant with a supply chain strategy. That same pattern was repeaded in other pl
by Zigurd 5y ago
This is Tim Cook's strategic masterpiece. Everybody knows how he made the iPod dominant with a supply chain strategy. That same pattern was repeaded in other places in Apple's products with less media attention.
This is next level: Without building his own fabs, Cook has dominated microprocessors with a combination of an industry leading design and dominating state of the art manufacturing. This is even better than what Intel had in their dominant period because this strategic pattern can be shifted into different areas of products and their supply chain. The car industry better watch out.
- smoldesu 5y agoBy the time Apple gets to the car industry, I reckon European antitrust will be knocking them over, hard. There's no way Apple can continue to play this game of lockout without attracting attention from international interests. The US doesn't care since they're domestic, but Europe's repeated questioning is preparing to reach a boiling point...
- Jensson 5y agoOr when China decides they want to compete with Apple for real.
- smoldesu 5y agoI doubt it. They wouldn't punish a lapdog for obedience.
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