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If this were true the Mac wouldn't have just hit 30 years old. Meanwhile many race-to-the-bottom PC OEMs are exiting/have exited the business.



Corn flakes are 120 years old. Kellogs turns a profit manufacturing them despite their commoditization.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_flakes


Yeah, but have you seen the "race to the bottom" manufacturers offering their own brand cornflakes? It's certainly driving those big supermarkets out of business! Tesco Value Cornflakes? It's wrecking them!

(Only kidding; the market is large enough that different devices can cater for different needs and price ranges. There appears to be a trend to see something new in this industry and proclaim the demise of other businesses due to them not making this new product or offering this new service. It's short-sighted.)




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