Some people say Apple is a cult and they certainly are. That is why no one can really compete with them because they don't understand what it means to be a cult.Apple is just competing against ordinary people and almost always wins or at least wins in the public relations area.Apple is more than a cult because they are just as passionately loved by ordinary users as they are by the geeks. That makes them a religion.
So if you think religion is evil, then Apple pretty much is evil. You want technology heaven? You follow their path. That's how religions work. you got have the latest iphones, ipod, ipad, ipadmini, "wait, you don't use apple product, what is wrong with you?"
That's the deal we make with regular belief systems and Apple will not change any more than your favorite religion will. At least not fundamentally. So if you are talking about competing with Apple then you'll need some religion of your own because you can't seriously do this by numbers, or by the book.
Look at Microsoft - they were never better than Apple - but they got richer because they were anointed by a higher Power a/k/a IBM which gave them the exclusivity of owning their operating system.
So all those Google/Android/Palm Pre iPhone wannabes take heed. You can do OK against Apple by offering better features, better mobile carriers, lower prices and blah blah blah. But you can't win unless get a higher power to anoint you. Become the official phone of the Obama White House with one free call to the man. Or put yourself at the heartbeat of youth culture , say, by buying up every major record label and film company. Or better than that, finance their talent directly..... Or pay for every kid's online college education.
we all domed! dame you apple!
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