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Originally Posted by leebase
Really. So you think every product a company makes is to be a revolution from the product before?
Can you name such a company? A company that never refined a product but simply put out revolutionary change after revolutionary change?
Is every Ferrari model, every year, a complete break with the past?
Did folks greet Ford's Model A with "that's still a car like the model T, you're not innovating anymore".
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You're obviously not getting the point, but I also wasn't very precise, apologies for that...
What I meant is that when a company that screams "innovation" at the top of their lungs (which Apple still does and only "improves" thickness and under specs compared to their competition) and ceases to innovate or even keep their pace with competition, people will eventually notice and go with products that seem more capable "specimen" in their line...
And well, as for your examples, Ferrari is a niche product (wonder if Apple can successfully claim such a niche for themselves in five years tops, because essentially, we're not talking luxury goods here but everyday mass market electronics) and Ford, well, they have seen better days indeed (and no, people didn't say that at the time but only way later, upgrade cycles in electronics are much faster, too), so my point remains mostly valid...