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I was actually thinking total profit over time. This chart probably captures better their performance over time, since 1/5/10 year charts depend heavily on how

I was actually thinking total profit over time. This chart probably captures better their performance over time, since 1/5/10 year charts depend heavily on how well you did in the period right before the chart begins: http://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3AJWN%2CNYSE%3AWMT# http://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3AJWN%2CNYSE%3AWMT# Or to put it another way, would you rather own 10% of Walmart or Nordstrom?

jerrya 15y ago
But see, it's not an either-or. Nordstrom doesn't have to become Walmart, and not all phones have to compete as feature phones. Certainly Apple knows it will die if it has to compete as a feature phone. The question is how you stay away from competing on price alone, and the answers are usually through value, innovation, customer service, quality, and intangibles like branding.