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There are some very interesting things here... Some jewels that proved to be very accurate, and some that were way off... But i think that the positive ones are
by molmalo 11y ago
There are some very interesting things here... Some jewels that proved to be very accurate, and some that were way off... But i think that the positive ones are winning...
#1 - Foxconn.
#2 - OSX for computers, iOS -> iPhone, iPad, AppleTv
#3 - Debatable, but one could argue that Apple Store did this at first
#4 - Steve Jobs listed in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-dollar_salary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-dollar_salary
#5 - iPhone #, iPad #, but not related with speeds, besides of "greater number, greater speed"
#7 - Apple Stores
#8 - 1998. I still remember the ad with Shes A Rainbow
#10 - Well, they did build an enormous image.
#9, #11, #12 - Or... do just the opposite xD
#13 - Hello, I'm a PC.
#14 - Again, 1998. G3, and everything that came next...
#15 - Say Hello to China!
#16 - YMMV :)
#17, #18 - This will contradict the next one. A corporate won't buy based on fanaticism (at least in theory... I hope...)
#19 - They did what they could, with what was available back then.
#21 - With this item and #31... I really don't know what to think...
#22 - #24 - No, no, no.
#25 - Portables and mobile! That was the future back then. And they did... eventually.
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26 - Here comes China again!
#27 - Or... make it expensive... I mean... exclusive
#30 - Secure the hearts and wallets of college students, OK. But with marketing.
#31 - What kind of advice is this?? That will NEVER, EVER work, cellular email? Internet Phone ??? ... Oh.. wait.
#32 - Always start with: We have sold X number of Y!
#34 - Done.
#36 - Hello iBook
#37 - Ok. Hello OSX
#39 - Easier said than done. Tech was not there yet. But eventually...
#40-43 - It didn't matter.
#44 - Or just buy someone who does... Hello Siri
#47 - New upgrade path: just buy the new device.
#50 - Give Steve Jobs as much authority as he wants -> OK!
#51 - Speak with both, but mostly to the consumer, yes. (through ads, and paid journalists...)
#53 - And sell everything from Ireland!
#54 - Ok
#59 - You can't have #15 (dump newton) and this (invest heavily in newton technology)... choose one. One could say Apple choose #59.
from here, a lot of the items seem like jokes...
#60 - Again, contradicting with previous items.
#63 - Ok.
#70 - Ok!
#76 - Ok, and bye bye PowerPC Eventually.
#94 - Maintain differentiation between Wintel and Apple... Even when using intel technologies, we are not a PC.
#95 - Hello, I'm a Mac.
#101 - Bingo!
- coob 11y ago#10 = Think Different
- EricSu 11y ago#5 - I'm young so I think it's interesting (and super informative) that people believed in a naming convention that immediately tells you what hardware you're getting. The rise of frilly landing pages and just-look-at-the-computer-case-not-the-numbers marketing makes it frustrating for hardware-oriented shoppers like me to find what I want efficiently (basically I think #14's "pretty box" solution gained a little too much traction in the marketing aspect)