I think Apple already has a high-quality reputation. Maybe they can stay where they are, just profitable enough to keep doing iPad-level work, without muddying the water and losing their way trying to appeal to everyone. The price premium should help - but it's got to be perceived as worth the inconvenience. Their operating systems have to be bullet proof and their user interfaces need to be transparent, fast, minimal, intuitive, interoperable, and esthetically pleasing. They'll probably never lead the list in hardware or gimmicks, but those are elements of a fool's game.
But here's to hoping they go back to niche-dom
Sent from my iPadI'm not sure I see Apple phones or tablets as niche. Not anymore. They are one of the 3 main platforms. Macs are still niche I feel, a low market share but entrenched in teh market
From: Jim Saklad <jimdoc@icloud.com>
To: iPad@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, 5 April 2013 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [iPad] New Mini and iPad--When?
> Apple is still niche, but slightly-expensive-cool niche.
Peculiar definition of "niche".
Did you get that from Steve "Uncle Fester" Ballmer?
> It's not like cameras or optics or audio, where there are clearly defined high-quality brands - Leica, Leitz, Linn, et al.
It's not?
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