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"Fadell explained that a key and yet often overlooked difference between Apple and other tech companies is that Apple ships 99% of the products that pass certai
by huxley 14y ago
"Fadell explained that a key and yet often overlooked difference between Apple and other tech companies is that Apple ships 99% of the products that pass certain internal milestones."
Seems like an odd statement knowing Apple's history, I wonder if he means that Apple kills projects early, while other companies kill them late (sometimes even shipping them like the Microsoft Kin).
- wmf 14y agoYeah, I think this was explained in a confusing way. Other articles have said that for every product Apple ships, there are two alternative designs and 17 prototypes that don't ship. But sure, every product that passes the "ready to ship" internal milestone ships. If I was going to complain about Apple's competitors, I'd complain that they ship too many products, including half-baked ones like Kin and the TouchPad.