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Life After Steve Jobs: Handicapping Apple’s Back Bench

Thank you for providing a comprehensive information about Apple's who is who. If Jobs were to leave, Apple will certainly have a huge shock. But once things settle, Apple will be status quo and has a well round team to carry on the vision of providing world-class products.

3G iPhone: What Has Apple Got Against Cameras?

If you want a decent camera, then you also want to provide flash which would be drain in the memory. For me, GPS has a lot more value than camera

Apple: How Big Is the Potential iPhone Market?

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To increase 520m potential market, apple would need have lower profit margin.

This is how product strategy evolves. During the initial stage - your startup cost is high, there is a huge risk is involved in introducing the product. Once the product is successful, it is more about scalability. The fixed costs can be distributed across multiple units and there is also ability to reduce the costs because of margin.

If Apple wanted, they could come with a product strategy to get rapid sales. But the challenge will be to sustain the growth. That is the reason why Apple is managing growth and when a product reaches maturity, they introduce new products.

Apple Links Higher Sales with Higher Prices

Would you look at price point when you come to buy a BMW / Mercedes?