tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post3924168365561950362..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Will Apple Make the First Move?Dr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-66655293675825366212009-11-15T23:30:27.990-07:002009-11-15T23:30:27.990-07:00It is very interesting to read about how Apple pro...It is very interesting to read about how Apple products compare to other products which usually pale in comparison. To comment on Professor Tufte's question of why coke and Apple get customers to pay premium is because they make their products seem very appealing and edgy, they advertise well, and their products are usually very dependable, high quality, and very easy to navigate. To refer tochasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125249878803731133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-63111784983479314032009-11-15T16:48:09.225-07:002009-11-15T16:48:09.225-07:00I think that Apple’s products and technology desig...I think that Apple’s products and technology design for the future will surprise each consumer in the same way that it has in the past. Steve Jobs is an expert at inventing new products that have not been discovered before. Although Apple is and has been on a huge rise, I don’t think that the analysis should try and predict when or if they will slow down. I think that Apple products are very Product Masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04019555292761129769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-67702911285975941612009-11-15T16:27:30.030-07:002009-11-15T16:27:30.030-07:00Sorry - I hit enter before commenting on what Kyle...Sorry - I hit enter before commenting on what Kyle and Jayden said.<br /><br />I think Kyle's point is complementary to mine. There are a lot of other companies that have had first mover advantage, and lost it. Why hasn't Apple or Coke? (Actually, they both did in the 80's, but the recovered it.)<br /><br />Jayden's point is also interesting. To an Apple person - and I'm Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-48531020879428859322009-11-15T16:21:52.233-07:002009-11-15T16:21:52.233-07:00Apple is a tough nut to crack. I'm not really ...Apple is a tough nut to crack. I'm not really comfortable with anyone's analysis of it. <br /><br />For my part, I think a good analogy might be Coke. Both Coke and Apple are able to get people to pay a premium for something that other companies are pushing towards zero profits. How do they do that?<br /><br />We don't know how to measure this yet, but I wonder if companies like this Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-34840006232480477002009-11-15T00:13:59.305-07:002009-11-15T00:13:59.305-07:00Christopher, I was surprised to notice that your m...Christopher, I was surprised to notice that your most recent article was dated March 5, 2008. Everything in your post is as relevant today as it was two years ago which goes to show that Apple is still on top of its game.<br /><br />On a whim, I went to Apple's website to see if they have anything new, and of course they do: the world's first <a href="http://www.apple.com/magicmouse/" Doloreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583883308424226118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-25525394139291778622009-11-14T12:09:02.521-07:002009-11-14T12:09:02.521-07:00This is very interesting strategic thinking on the...This is very interesting strategic thinking on the part of Apple. As our textbook mentions, Nokia used a similar approach in the 1990's and early 2000's. Nevertheless, their first mover advantage came to an end when companies like Motorola released the RAZR. Nokia spent much time tweaking and perfecting <i>one</i> idea and failed to think outside the box. Apple, as it appears so far, Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16572305498796777155noreply@blogger.com