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Originally Posted by jfresh
The difference between Apple and all other consumer electronic companies is that Apple has a closed, proprietary ecosystem whose products are closely tied together. Rarely does someone own just a MacBook, or just an iPhone. One product always leads to another, and another. And once you own one, its hard to later switch back to a PC, or an android, etc because all your data and software is tied into the hardware.
Also Apple owns all pieces of their supply chain, which allows their massive, unheard-of margins.
This isn't news to anyone I'm sure, but I don't see how apple can be 'just a consumer electronics company' when they do these two things that set them so far apart from any other company in the world.
The tie between soft and hardware is an advantage ? For many its an handicapp !! I only can tell you that here in europe the first sold there
used iphones for a good price and buy androids...one of the reasons is
that apple dont use an open system.
I compared apple with nokia for one reason, Nokia here was also a company
that you must have a few years ago and now ?
Apple is a company like any other and margins will drop, look to cisco how large the pressure from new companys are. Lets say Apple as a brand could
get 15% more for there products than others but 35% like now ...i have my doubts.
And if we see a recession ? Where will i save money, food or unimportant electronic ?