Posted on 09/01/2009 10:24:22 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Well, that didn't take long.
In a decade, Apple (AAPL) has gone from niche-market roadkill to a company whose growing dominance and competitive tactics in a booming market are thrilling investors, angering competitors, and drawing regulatory scrutiny.
Unless Apple shows a quick change of attitude, the benefit of its market position--power, scrutiny, and tens of billions in profit--are only going to grow.
Apple is no longer the beloved underdog that Microsoft kept alive in the late 1990s to improve its own standing in the eyes of regulators (remember the investment and agreement to keep building Office for the Mac?). Apple is now the wildly profitable owner of the dominant iPod platform and rapidly-becoming dominant iPhone platform, which are really one in the same. Unlike any other competitor in the industry, moreover--including the still PC-centric Microsoft--Apple has managed to link the two big personal computing platforms together, through its software and resurgent Mac business.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
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Apple can be the new Microsoft right now. All they have to do is drop prices, and they’ll quintuple their perpetual ten percent market share at least.
The $99 iPhone Knock-Off Is A $500 Million Problem For Apple
AT&T's iPhone deal draws critical look
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Handset exclusive deals come under scope as power shifts in D.C.
I don’t want Apple to be microsoft, I tend to like a system that works that is backed by outstanding service!!!!!
“Apple can be the new Microsoft right now. All they have to do is drop prices, and they’ll quintuple their perpetual ten percent market share at least.”
No kiddin. I was hoping even Microsoft would change their ways with Windows7, but nope, you have to figure out the flavor and to get one usefull, you still shell out too much wallet.
Then they can really become Microsoft, purveyors of crap. Apple's doing fine in its Merceces market position.
I think Apple is just happy with the massive profits rolling in regardless of marketshare.
Profits...Apple and the stock holders are happy with their profits.
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Interesting article. Just hope Apple continues on as they have the last few years and continues to put out a stable & useful platform.
By selling loss leaders? Probably not.
Microsoft became the new Apple for a while with Vista. Windows7 will get Microsoft out of loserville and ding dent damage demolish destroy Apple’s superiority complex
Vista was actually OK but got a bad aura due to stumbling and confusion when first released. Really, Vista service pack cleaned up most problems. But onward to Windows7 and a new era for PCs. I’m using it on two computers with no complaints except the search could have a better GUI. If you are speedy greedy and needy (demanding) then Win7 is what you want.
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