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Spinal,Apr 10 2007, 09:48 AM Wrote:impressive. but its interesting how mac went from leader in the pc world to rock bottom and the ipod and now other accessories saved them from biting the dust.
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Most of Apple's problems could be attributed to Scully taking over and Job's being booted.

Over Scully's reign, Apple lost a lot of focus in their products... luckily they found a niche that supported them until a time came when they could introduce a compelling product.

And the iPod wasn't so much a technological breakthrough as i was a social one... and they wouldn't have gotten anywhere with that either if they hadn't unbound the machine from the mac (1st smart move they ever made).

I still find it surprising, that despite it's limitations and problems, the iPod became so popular... it's proof that good marketing can really elevate a product.