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Posted by Eric P. on 06/09/06 00:59
In article <znu-421A12.18323108062006@individual.net>,
ZnU <znu@fake.invalid> wrote:
> In article <1149716394.150508.39230@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> "FatKat" <robynari@juno.com> wrote:
>
> > ZnU wrote:
> > > In article <s4Yeg.15439$Zc7.204783@wagner.videotron.net>,
> > > NRen2k5 <nomore@email.com> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > > Of course, what some other companies would like to do is get into
> > > Apple's existing value networks;
> >
> > WTF!?!? What value networks? What are you talking about?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_network
>
> Think iTunes + iPod + accessories + etc.
>
> > > to have their own music sales services benefit from the iPod, or
> > > their own devices benefit from iTunes, so they don't have to start
> > > from scratch and build an entire integrated solution themselves.
> >
> > They could just sell CDS/MP3 players that require no software
> > solutions at all, and can do so without haviong to start with
> > anything.
>
> Apple sells an easy-to-use, simple, well-designed all-in-one solution.
> If other vendors offered a user experience similar to Apple, and the
> iPod had 80% market share, you could maybe say it was just a fad. But
> the truth is, people buy iPods because Apple offers something you
> *can't* get elsewhere.
It's probably safe to say (no, I haven't researched this) that other
vendors are indeed looking into offering such a similar user experience.
That would be a tall order, though, as Apple swooped on both the
hw and the sw side of things. I'll bet there's some activity in the
Sony think-tank on this very subject...we'll see what happens.
Happy computing,
Eric
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