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I think its more because they are in a commoditized business that is also in a shrinking market. People don't print much anymore and their cash cow is directly

I think its more because they are in a commoditized business that is also in a shrinking market. People don't print much anymore and their cash cow is directly related to printing. It really doesn't matter who is running the place when you're selling horse supplies and the majority of people are now driving cars.

aswanson 3y ago
Didn't have to be that way. At one point they had the gui & mouse when the rest of the world was using paper tape for computer I/O. It's all about vision & execution.
- rchaud 3y ago
  Apple commercialized what Xerox PARC was heading towards. But a decade later they were on the ropes. Doing things right one time doesn't guarantee longevity.
  - aswanson 3y ago
    True in business as well as life.
jollyllama 3y ago
Same thing happened with storage in the 2010s.