Not exactly. The profits went to Intel and Microsoft because they were figuratively selling ALL the computers. Apple is gobbling the profits in a different way.

Not exactly. The profits went to Intel and Microsoft because they were figuratively selling ALL the computers. Apple is gobbling the profits in a different way. Samsung/HTC/others aren't failing to make money because their products aren't differentiated, it's because they're selling large numbers of low-end, low-margin products. The question is how they can compete with Apple on the high-end. Nobody's managed to do that.