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Is iPod the Razor or the Blade?

Posted by michael on from the razor-burn dept.

Kelly McNeill writes "Robert Cringely has another update to his 'I, Cringely' series. In this piece, Cringely analyzes the business model of the iPod and how it compares it to the age old, marketing 101 'give away the razor and make money on the blades' business model. In his editorial, he demonstrates that Apple one-upped Gillette by making money on both blades and razors. The article is structured in a back and forth dialog with one of his readers who provides a very interesting analysis of the direction that Apple will be going with its rumored movie download store and how it relates to the Mac mini. On the same note, osViews has an editorial about Apple's direction in the movie download business as well, which suggests that there is evidence to suggest that Apple will use satellite networks for its Movie download store."

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  1. iDon'tCare by tealover · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Did Jobs patent that one yet?

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  2. And Like Gillette Razors, its overpriced by GatesGhost · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    of course, my razors never had faulty batteries.

  3. Re:Right. by the_2nd_coming · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    they do do things better... unless your definition of better is a feature packed device that is unusable with out practice.

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  4. Re:A Better Analogy: iPod=Messenger Bag by Kiryat+Malachi · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If P then Q is not the same as If Not P then Not Q.

    You fail Logic 101 just as badly as you fail Grammar 101!

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