What to Do When You Get Sherlocked by Apple

Re:What to Do When You Get Sherlocked by Apple by archiepeach on Saturday October 12, 2019 @01:30PM (#21234756)

Isn’t this quite similar to what happens when a supermarket creates their own brand version of a product, and places it alongside the copies product, albeit with a much cheaper price?

I felt quite bad for Spotify and Flux when Apple Music and Night shift came out, but I guess this is a risk when you use any type of platform to reach customers.

Diversification is a good idea, I’m impressed was impressed with the response in the article.

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Re:What to Do When You Get Sherlocked by Apple by underwater on Saturday October 12, 2019 @06:54PM (#21236935)

A supermarket still charges for the own brand product. Apple's own-brand product is effectively free to the consumer.

This poisons the well for an entire genre of productivity apps.

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Re:What to Do When You Get Sherlocked by Apple by dehrmann on Saturday October 12, 2019 @10:30PM (#21237906)

Supermarkets rarely "create their own brand version of a product." They usually contact a a vendor to have them make the product with the house brand's labels.

Trader Joe's does this, and some googling will tell you who really makes some of their products. Costco is known for rebranding some impressively good single malt scotches and selling them cheap.

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