Re:United Airlines tells Boeing to stop building Max 10s and...
by quesera on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @12:53PM
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I don't think so.
The examples of IBM and Xerox were truly dominant in their day.
I'm not going to get into the definition of "monopoly" here. But there's a reason for the "No one ever got fired for buying IBM" quote, and there's a reason that "Xerox" is/was basically synonymous with "photocopy". No one calls an Android device an "iPhone".
Apple captures basically 100% of the market excitement and profit, but not sales or penetration. Apple is not dominant anywhere near what IBM and Xerox were.
So, for me this fails the test of ~"sales and marketing running the company and not bringing forward great new products". Apple is still delivering.
Apple is not all things to all people -- but no one is without choice. I think Apple, and Apple customers, are happy with Apple.
The examples of IBM and Xerox were truly dominant in their day.
I'm not going to get into the definition of "monopoly" here. But there's a reason for the "No one ever got fired for buying IBM" quote, and there's a reason that "Xerox" is/was basically synonymous with "photocopy". No one calls an Android device an "iPhone".
Apple captures basically 100% of the market excitement and profit, but not sales or penetration. Apple is not dominant anywhere near what IBM and Xerox were.
So, for me this fails the test of ~"sales and marketing running the company and not bringing forward great new products". Apple is still delivering.
Apple is not all things to all people -- but no one is without choice. I think Apple, and Apple customers, are happy with Apple.