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Re:Apple Car Challenges: Sobering Thoughts by wmeredith on Monday January 18, 2016 @12:40PM (#10925661)
Didn't the president of Nokia make a similar argument about computer companies entering the smartphone market? I'm not saying a car and a phone are the same, but it's a parallel to keep in mind when framing these arguments in your head.

EDIT: Found what I was thinking of. It was Ed Colligan, Ex-Palm CEO on 16 Nov 2006.

>>We've learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone. PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They're not going to just walk in.

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Re:Apple Car Challenges: Sobering Thoughts by FredFredrickson on Monday January 18, 2016 @02:57PM (#10926493)
How many companies has that been true for, though? Apple is the only PC company who made it big as a phone manufacturer. It's a single point on the graph.
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