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Originally Posted by HansTWN
I think Apple will quite soon reach the market share ceiling in their existing product lines. They have been riding a wave, but going forward times will get tough. Google is coming at them from all sides, GoogleTV, the Chrome laptops, and new functionalities that Apple just can't offer.
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First: What new functionalities would Apple not be able to offer?
That said, I'll make a quote of something I read earlier this month:
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Apple is the leading PC maker in the world, by profit. And their market share has gone up for 19 consecutive quarters, and continues to outpace the industry as a whole. Apple’s “niche” in the PC market today is that for profitable computers.
The worst years for Apple’s PC business occurred when Apple was the least control-freakish: when they offered a plethora of hardware models (Performas, Centrises, Quadras) and even licensed their OS to clone makers.
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Why did I quote this? To press the point that Apple is an elite
business. It doesn't matter what the competition does, Apple always finds a way to excel. There is nothing new in the Google/Android HP/WebOS RIM/Playbook race that is so dfferent that we can can say Apple will might be in bankruptcy a decade from now The PC companies had the best shot at doing it, and Apple outperformed them. It's much more likely that they'll be in the same position they are in now: reaching markets first, getting an irreplaceable grip on the most valuable parts of those markets, and leading the rest of the companies in profit and mindshare.