Editor's Pick: Apple's Path to Destruction

Apple's Path to Destruction

Rob Enderle Apr 1, 2019 10:19 AM PT
	One of the things I mention very infrequently is that I was groomed to be a CEO from a very early age. My educational background and two programs at IBM gave me a unique view of what kills a company. One of the big company killers -- and Chrysler before Lee Iacocca is a leading example -- is excess product breadth. That is what we just saw from Apple last week. [More...]

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