[Sigia-l] It's started

[Jonathan Baker-Bates]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sigia-l-bounces at asis.org 
> [mailto:sigia-l-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Ziya Oz
> Sent: 05 June 2007 09:42
> To: SIGIA-L
> Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] It's started
> 
> Adrian Howard:
> 
> > Because they all forget / can't compete with the iTunes half?
> 
> Among other things, competitors didn't/don't have:
> 
> Strategic/systems design thinking
> Amazon one-click purchasing
> Small-amount credit card aggregation
> iTunes Store
> FairPlay
> Apple stores
> Branding
> Marketing
> Ability to sustain constant R&D costs
> Volume component (especially flash) purchasing power 20%-30% 
> margins Freedom from Microsoft formats and DRM Best supply 
> chain logistics in the industry Taste 

You forgot to add omnipotence and everlasting light...

This is a degree of Apple worship that's starting to scare me now. I
don't understand what you mean by most of those, and I sure hope you
don't feel the need to explain.

Jonathan


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