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Microsoft's 'riskiest' Windows 8 bet: hardware manufacturers
- SlipperySlope 14y agoAn important takeaway regarding tablets ... " Apple's scale affords discount prices on bulk components, while its deft management of its largely Chinese supply chain keeps operational costs to a minimum. Lacking these advantages, Microsoft's partners seem unable to match Apple in terms of price and quality — foregoing one fundamental for the other. In this way, Microsoft's breadth of OEMs are a disadvantage, as they compete against each other for razor-thin profit margins."