Comments on: Cannibalization is a huge opportunity for Apple says Cook

By: Valentin

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By: jipoy

jipoy — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:10:06 +0000

“Apple welcomes cannibalization as long as it is happening in its own products.”

If a cheaper iPad mini will cannibalize the sales of the much expensive iPad then this statement doesn’t make sense at all.

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:33:06 +0000

“I see cannibalization as a huge opportunity for us,” – Tim Cook

He obviously said this to hide the fact that he’s scared shi+less of the competition and to what’s happening to his company.

By: Iyan Sommerset

Iyan Sommerset — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:50:58 +0000

The problem with hinging your success on products gimmicks is that you either eventually run out of gimmicks, or the public runs out of interest in your gimmicks.

This is why they’re now playing the size game, when a few years back they were so adamant on a single size for their phone & tablet. That held them back for a while and now they’re only playing catch-up.

I think they forgot to apply what made their iPod business really successful – a size for every occasion.

By: AvidReader

AvidReader — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:35:56 +0000

But the problem is Apple isn’t making anything new. Just minitiurizing currently available products. iPad Mini and iPhone Mini are what theyve been working on according to rumors in circulation.

Then there’s also a rumor of an Apple TV? Might we be going in the direction of LG,Samsung, and Sony?

By: Zo

Zo — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:59:25 +0000

in no way am I an Apple fan,but there’s that saying that goes “…the rich keep getting rich and poor keep getting poorer”

And the audience that Apple caters to are those that do shell out big bucks for such devices.

They ARE suffering reduced market share but if those they cater to keep dishing out big bucks for their products, then I believe they’re safe.. for NOW. I dont know how long they’d be able to keep this up though, because Samsung, HTC, LG, Sony, etc are pumping out high end devices like hotcakes and are quickly gaining traction.

By: vince

vince — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:29:18 +0000

cannibalization is similar to planned obsolescence

you make a laptop. other people make laptops. consumers start to buy other bands of laptops. you then bring out a tablet. some people who would have bought mac laptops instead buy ipads. if that number is smaller than the number of people who would have bought other brands of laptops then you still win.

you know that your product will become obsolete when compared to those from others so jump the gun, unahan mo na by making a new product 2 steps ahead

By: lolwut

lolwut — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:23:42 +0000

Yes, you’re right that same could be said about Samsung. It’s just that Samsung caters to every social status in the market ranging from high-end to the budget-centric. This, plus a good marketing plan makes them utilize cannibalization to their advantage. Whereas Apple on the other hand only caters to the high-end consumers where money is not an issue and status is all that matters leaving them with less customers who are willing to pay their price tag.

By: lolwut

lolwut — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:17:24 +0000

Sorry. I was just adding a hint of my personal opinion about the subject lol

By: sweetscrazy

sweetscrazy — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:14:44 +0000

I think Apple is unwittingly setting its own destruction by betting too much on tablets. After people shift from macs and PCs to iPads, they’ll realize iPads are limited and will shift to Android. Now I know why Steve Jobs was so angry at Google.