One of them is that somewhere in the iPod era, Apple got to the point where it had enough cash to start using the supply chain in innovative ways. You’re right that things have changed in Apple 2.0 (Steve Jobs back in command). To appropriate a somewhat-apropos line from a movie, “Innovation: you keep using that word, but I do not think it means what you think it means.” It’s a pretty absurd situation but does lend some support to the idea that all of the others are only competing on price, and perhaps distribution and market positioning. Basically Apple’s competitors are complaining to Intel that if they can’t beat Apple on price there’s no point in playing because they can’t match them on user experience, reputation, etc…. Intel really wants competitors for the Air and have been pushing the ultra book but there’s a lot of push back because the parts are too expensive and it would have to cost about $1000 minimum. I thought it interesting someone brought up that there are competitors for Air hardware (though none of them have equivalent chassis engineering). They can’t do it because they don’t control both.
#Mailforge dead software#
Now it’s primarily in integration between hardware and software which has given no path for the followers. It’s been like that for some time but it was mostly in OS software. How hard it is to really keep up with innovation can be seen from the example of HP’s WebOS, its journey seem to come to an end now after a promising start …Īndrew, it is an interesting paradox but it’s not news. It is a accessory that is integrated with the design of the hardware and the software. Just think of such a simple thing like the Smart Cover on the iPad. Regrading innovation, it is obvious that none of the people / companies from the above mentioned delivery chain can make a significant shift to move forward as they will then be out of sync with the rest. In the end, some retail chain will bundle it with some other stuff like printers or monitors and sell it to people who don’t know better – how can you expect a great experience? If it is a desktop, they don’t even know what kind of expansion hardware people will put it. They “only” deliver one piece of hardware that is “forced” to run some OS supplied by the friends in Redmond. Let’s for instance look at the Lenovo machines. I think the biggest difference between Apple and their competitors is that only Apple is taking a holistic view on what a computing device can (or should) do for us. That is certainly one “model” to look at it. This entry was posted in Economics by Andrew. I’m sure someone can offer some thick description to reveal the real story.
#Mailforge dead mac#
Meanwhile, only one company makes the mac and so they have the freedom to make something good.īut I’m just blathering here. So what’s my new theory? There’s lots of competition on pc’s, but what they’re all competing on is price.
#Mailforge dead Pc#
At the time, the way I understood this was that only one company made macs but several made pc’s, thus there was a lot of competition, stimulating innovation in the pc market.īut what’s the story now? The macbook air is awesome and a real advance on what came before, while the thinkpads and all the rest have stagnated. The mac had some nice features but often ran slowly, and thinkpads could do a lot.
I switched to the mac and it’s great I’d like a bit more real estate on my laptop but Malecki assures me that soon I’ll get used to jumping between windows.Īnyway, my impression is that now the mac dominates the pc, but a few years ago it wasn’t so clear.
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