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Innovators vs Copiers: HP vs Dell

Posted by Hemos on from the the-battle-rages dept.

eaglemoon writes ""The days of engineering-led technology companies are coming to an end," Mr. Dell declared. The NY Times outlines a modern version of a classic innovation theory. Who gets to win in the marketplace - the innovators who invest in R&D like crazy or those that just take cost out of standard products? The current fight between Dell and HP over the printer business is a great natural experiment in verifying this theory." The article does a good job of stating what the real contest is - it's the different theories of corporate structure that's being tested.

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  2. Re:When you're a commodity-oriented company...QWZX by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Considering that Apple hasn't innovated anything since 1984 (when they stole the ideas from Xerox), I don't think you want to be looking to Apple for innovation.

    The only thing Apple is capable of innovating these days is transparent plastic.