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Apple's Leap from Mediocre to Marvelous [view article]
The title was probably edited by the SA team.If you read the article PROPERLY, you'll know that AAPL is just an example. The focus of the article is on Philip Fishers 15 points. He could have used any other company as an example but probably chose aaple because everyone knows about them. Reply
Tech's Most Popular CEOs [view article]
Folks - Check out this website www.thesmartpro.org which is pretty much the same without the unwanted details. How many employees want to know the approval rating of the CEO before deciding to accept the offer?Smartpro is neat, it classifies the responses under categories that are important and relevant to employees. It’s free and not for profit!
It does not have millions of dollars to promote like Glassdoor but is quietly aiming to provide newletters, jobs, reviews, ratings, industry benchmarks et al. All for free.
check it out at www.thesmartpro.org
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Grime
Apple's Leap from Mediocre to Marvelous [view article]
But then they'd have to learn something new.I really like how Leopard has incorporated Spaces, Time Machine, and Quick Look. Talk about productivity enhancers! Reply
Why Adobe Should Acquire On2 Technologies [view article]
Who says they would have to sell to their competitors? The profits from the codec are very small, but to own it would give Adobe control over one of their competitors products.No one codec will control the whole market, each will have its uses.
The losses were caused by bad management, this could be reveresed with much better management. Reply
Why Adobe Should Acquire On2 Technologies [view article]
Who says they would have to sell to their competitors? The profits from the codec are very small, but to own it would give Adobe control over one of their competitors products.No one codec will control the whole market, each will have its uses.
The losses were caused by bad management, this could be reveresed with much better management. Reply
Apple's Leap from Mediocre to Marvelous [view article]
I hear you, mollytjm, on the claim that IT people resist Macs because Macs need less IT support... but then again, if IT people prefer high-maintenance products, shouldn't Vista be riding a wave of IT love, not shunned and shut out? ReplyApple's Leap from Mediocre to Marvelous [view article]
unlike Dell... Apple knows how to treat it's customers with top rated customer tech support. this article is clearly written by someone who knows nothing about computers, or mp3 players or anything tech. do you know why IT people resist Macs? because they need less IT support! why?... they work better. but companies are starting to realize that the bottom line is better if they don't have to pay so many IT people so many billable hours. the switch is happening. Vista helped a lot... it's the worst operating system in history. Thanks, Bill! ReplyApple's Leap from Mediocre to Marvelous [view article]
Yikes, look at that mess at the end... A couple of my sentences should read:...when it's time to plunk down...
...concepts of 'productivity', 'value', and 'bang for the buck'. Reply
Apple's Leap from Mediocre to Marvelous [view article]
gmel, as someone who actually buys Apple products, and is surrounded by so many people doing the same, I have to disagree. "Emotion" might have its moment when people watch commercials or waste time in forums, but when it times to plunk down a hard-earned grand or two, people lose "emotion" and become hard-nosed realists. Really fast.Maybe it's different with some college kids – I wouldn't know – but among the people I see buying Macs, the sale is pretty much centered around the concepts of "productivity&quo... "value", and "bang for the buck".
Just another subjective observation, FWIW. Reply
yc
Apple's Leap from Mediocre to Marvelous [view article]
May the sales force be with you. Replyyc
Apple's Leap from Mediocre to Marvelous [view article]
May the sales force be with you. ReplyApple's Leap from Mediocre to Marvelous [view article]
I like this article.I am a computer geek and I think that Apple computers are way oversold. I know that they are good and easy to use but they are not perfect and they are way expensive. I make a spreadsheet and check all the numbers before making a major buying decision; BUT Apple's computer marketing IS NOT aimed at me. Most people buy htese things based on emotion. (Apple really does make their darn products look sexy).
I suspect that investment web sites such as Alpha attract a high number of fact and figure and chart people like me; but most investors make decisions by poking a finger at a list of funds provided by their IRA. Or perhaps they make a decision according to which company's CEO was being praised in Time or Newsweek last week. We can't ignore these folks buying on emotion simply because we might be a bunch of number geeks. Those other investors are not wrong just different.
PS: I really loved that DELL guy a few years ago. He was way cool and too bad that he jumped the shark or whatever happened to him. Reply
Apple's Leap from Mediocre to Marvelous [view article]
Wow. I'm all behind the *title* of the article – but the rest of the Apple history is so off-target.The "secret" behind Apple's surge is great products. Marketing and sales forces provide nothing here but a little tail wind. (Case in point: a growing Apple presence in enterprise, despite all observations that the company's enterprise-oriented marketing and sales force amount to diddly in the industry's bucket of squat.)
Any discussion of iPod success that misses out on the "whole integrated experience" of iPod + iTunes has really missed the boat. (Quick tip for anyone seeking to write on the topic of iPod success: your ratio of "iPod" and "iTunes" usage should be close to 1:1.)
Likewise, the Mac's resurgence is almost entirely a story of Apple's relentlessly building a better product than the competition over the last 10 years. Not marketing, not sales force, not "cool", not "cult", none of that. Simply a far better product, one whose superiority all the Vista and Dell and HP marketing just can't hide.
Sorry, gotta file this story under "way off the mark". Reply
Apple's Leap from Mediocre to Marvelous [view article]
Weak article. Poor understanding, poor research and generally not contributing anything to our wider knowledge and understanding.Moved on. Reply
Apple's Leap from Mediocre to Marvelous [view article]
I fear for Steve's health.Reply