This week we saw arguably the biggest music group in the world break to the power of Apple. The Beatles held off for nine years. Refusing to agree to Apple's restrictive rules. So, After nine years what do The Beatles have to show for it? Nothing! They held out for nine years, losing millions in revenue, to make a statement they ended up not making.
This is just an example, but it makes you think. Will anybody ever really be able to successfully stand up to Apple? I don not think it will happen in the foreseeable future. Apple has a ridiculous amount of power in the market place. They can make their own rules and force people to follow them. It will take someone to enter the market with a huge backing from a multi-billion dollar company that can survive the war. Microsoft? That's the only company I can think of. The new windows phone is on the horizon and could be a game changer. But Microsoft needs to be better than Apple to get people to switch. They need to offer lower prices and they need to offer a system and distribution method that is smoother and more efficient than Apple's.
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