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Just ignoring the rest of the article and whether or not he is right, I'm just going to pick on this quote: "So many of [Apple's competitors] complained that Ap
by bjxrn 14y ago
Just ignoring the rest of the article and whether or not he is right, I'm just going to pick on this quote: "So many of [Apple's competitors] complained that Apple's music player lacked features like FM radio and was overall too simple. But simple, particularly sync, is what people wanted -- and features like super-long battery life and smaller size. As an analyst then, I consulted with several companies certain they could beat iPod with more features. But they missed the fundamentals."
I think it's funny that he doesn't seem to want to acknowledge how wrong he was. He says that what consumers wanted was simple/easy, long battery life and small size. His advice to his clients was to focus on more features. His clients apparently listened to him and therefore the fault lies with them?
Showing us how wrong he has been in the past but without wanting to admit it is really not helping him come across as more believable.
- wkearney99 14y agoHow wrong he may or may not have been on other issues doesn't make him wrong on this one. Here, he's right on the mark.
- bjxrn 14y agoAnd I'm not saying that being wrong in the past makes you wrong in the present.