Reviewing Apple’s strategic weaknesses

“The collective Apple community has been so intoxicated by the iPod, the success of the iTunes Store, MacBook sales, and excellent Mac OS X security that no one is reflecting on the areas where Apple is vulnerable. Perhaps it’s unpleasant to think about, but neither do we want to live in a state of denial. So here are some areas where I think Apple should pay more attention,” John Martellaro writes for The Mac Observer.

1. High Performance Computing
2. Enterprise
3. Music industry
4. Entertainment industry’s plans
5. iPhone stress and meddling

Full article here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “LinuxGuy and Mac Prodigal Son” for the heads up.]

30 Comments

  1. Apple can’t be everything to everyone all at once.

    To me, what they have done in the past ten years is nothing short of amazing.

    A couple of mis-steps could have easily derailed their success.

    Of course there is always room for improvement, but on the whole, I am happy with their strategery.

    Now where is my dam iPhone? I want it NOW!

    MW:class-’nuff said.

  2. Towertone is so right. Why rush into new markets when

    their primary target market for Mac is yet to be captured?

    The change to simplicity in markets and a simplified

    product line is what saved Apple. Let’s not see them make

    mistakes from the past. Hell, since 1997 about the biggest

    mistake that they have made was the G4 Cube, and that’s doing

    pretty good. If they brought that form factor back now, I think

    it might do better this time.

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