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Re:Apple Introduces What It Calls an Easier to Use Portable ... by makomk on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @05:29AM (#12786488)
As I understand it, of of Apple's big competitive advantages was that they contracted for essentially the entire output of 1.8 inch hard drives so no-one else could use them.
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Re:Apple Introduces What It Calls an Easier to Use Portable ... by jimbokun on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @01:19PM (#12789742)
Yes, but only after they had a large volume of iPod sales, I think. Apple has also used their scale with iPhone to buy components in such large volumes none of their competitors can get a lower price, which means Apple can actually be price competitive when they perceive it in their interest to do so.
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