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Apple to Face iPod Clone Attack
chr1sb writes "The Age has a commentary piece outlining how Apple's domination of the online media market is continuing to grow, but speculating that significant competition from the likes of Nokia and Motorola will rapidly relegate Apple's presence in the market to a corner, just as clone manufacturing of IBM PCs dominated the initial success of the Macintosh. From the article: 'The iPod/iTunes system will move into a niche with Macintosh computers because Steve Jobs has again stuck with closed architecture and total control. This will happen quickly because mobile phones are being turned over about every year.'."
or because they are best
Yeah they did. Apple is the best. Everywhere Apple chooses to compete, they build a better product which confounds both their competition and the "tech media." The tech media wants so very badly to declare Windows or Sony or Xbox or Disney or Nokia or somebody, ANYBODY the ultimate winner of all media. But they can't.
Because Apple is better, and they know it.
Business isn't willing to pay for products, innovation and careers, so we get brands, mortgage commercials and layoffs.