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> Oh, and the most popular online computer shop. No, they don't. Amazon is bigger.

• rdl 13y ago
  Also the pure online hardware buying part is by far the weakest part of the argument. The Apple Retail Stores are innovative (sort of; not that uncommon outside of computers, even in design, but bringing that to computers, sure). The Apple Online Store is pretty boring and simple -- limited SKUs, wasn't international for a fair bit, etc. The backend infrastructure to customize orders and manage manufacturing is somewhat less advanced than Dell was. It's just a question of making amazing hardware that people will do anything to buy. I don't think a random startup would have a hard time with the online store portion.
• coldtea 13y ago
  For their computer sales only? I don't think so. How many people buy computers off of Amazon? But even if so, that's a negligible pedantic correction. It's still in the top two.