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On the iPhone and Apple's Meteoric Rise To the Top
zacharye writes "Friday marks five years since the world first got its hands on a smartphone that would turn the industry on its head. In five short years, Apple went from the ground floor to being the most profitable company in the smartphone business by a staggering margin. Apple and Samsung — two companies that weren't even on the smartphone industry's map a few years ago — are now the only two major global vendors making money, and the split was estimated at 80/20 in Apple's favor last quarter. That's 80% of smartphone industry profits in less than five years with just five different smartphone models under its belt during that span."
Alright gentlemen we have a fine flame war in store for you tonight.
To offset political mods, replace Flamebait with Insightful.
Apple fanbois like me can't get the batteries out to make them sail across the backyard from the bonfire pit.
if this is supposed to be a new economy, how come they still want my old fashioned money?
Oh yeah mod that thing up.
Some bozo on Slashdot is laying out a plan for what the most successful technology on the planet needs to do to stay competitive. This, the home of "ESR surprised by wealth", broadcasts the message of some self absorbed nerd who thinks anyone cares about the repairability of their laptop, and it is considered Insightful.
Broadcasts it Apple who is certainly not combing the pages of this site for guidance. To a company that is envied by every other company on the planet. The brightest minds in business are right now wondering "how in the absolute hell do they do what they do?" How is it that they generate so much buzz over their products that they get free front page mention from the most read outlets all over the world? How can they make such enormous margins? Why are their retail stores slam full of people from open to close? How are their customer satisfaction ratings so incredible?
Well stop wondering business world, here is some anonymous idiot handing you the keys to success right here.
Enough alike that I doubt an IP lawyer could tell the difference from across a courtroom.
So are you saying that you believe that Steve Jobs' exceptionally strong moral and ethical compass put him way above engaging in a bit of industrial spying?
When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a thumb.