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Thoughts on Touch ID and the New MacBook Pro(medium.com)
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by jmeller 10y ago
To be honest I don't really know much about Dediu but I did read his article and I didn't get the impression that it lacked substance. What is wrong with his methodology or assumptions that invalidate the 45% number? I am honestly
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by jmeller 10y ago
From that 5% market share they capture approximately 45% of the profits. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.engadget.com/amp/2013/04/17...
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by jmeller 10y ago
> That doesn't make them dominant in any way. That's only a good thing for apple shareholders and bad for their customers. Yes it does. They are the envy of every other device manufacturer, and not just because they make the mo
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by jmeller 10y ago
> The question in my mind is related, but slightly different: what percentage of Apples revenues and profits came from these segments? Were there other markets out there that perhaps Apple wasn't dominant in but still contributed si
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by jmeller 10y ago
Great and valid point. My counter to that is that despite having only 5% of the market share they take home 45% of the profit. [1] They also continue to erode the marketshare of the current leaders even as the overall PC market shrinks. [2]
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by jmeller 10y ago
PC meaning Personal Computer market, not the Windows/IBM PC.
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by jmeller 10y ago
> This idea of creatives being the core market for Apple during its early years is often floated. I'm not questioning its veracity, though I'm curious if anyone knows of references that backs this up with numbers or research? C
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by jmeller 10y ago
Apple built its PC business on the backs of creative professionals because they were among the few groups who thought Macs were worth more than $0.00, thanks to its superior experience with Adobe's creative suite when compared to Windo
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by jmeller 10y ago
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by jmeller 10y ago
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