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I don't agree with that analysis, any of that is happening, with or without them. We live in a consumer-first society and consumer needs are what are driving ch
by realusername 3y ago
I don't agree with that analysis, any of that is happening, with or without them. We live in a consumer-first society and consumer needs are what are driving changes. Companies helping towards this direction are getting benefits and others are left behind.
- alephnerd 3y ago> any of that is happening, with or without them Not really. None of the scale existed for any of those industries without Apple (and Samsung). BYD would be a fraction of the size it is today without becoming an Apple vendor. Samsung would be a fraction of the size it is today without becoming an Apple vendor. Qualcomm and Broadcom would be a fraction of the size it is today without becoming an Apple vendor. The iPhone (and the Samsung Galaxy) are a marvel of engineering and logistics - representing the ultimate synthesis in Battery, OLED, Semiconductor, Telecom, and SoC manufacturing as scale.
- realusername 3y agoSome other company would have needed the exact same components anyways, it's not like you can build a smartphone without those. The biggest difference is that Apple realised it earlier than others. And yes I agree that being a global company is a requisite but it's not like there's only a single company in that position.