Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2011

By the time their success was worth noticing, in 2004, HP and Dell decided to dabble in devices. In 2010 the game was over. Companies like HTC, Apple and RIM were embryonic in their device businesses vs. Goliaths like Microsoft, HP and Dell. But they grew, at first slowly, but at all times profitably. Data and planning don't help.

Software 9

Software Maturity Resistance Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

Also, Consumer Reports issued a "does not recommend" on the iPhone 4 (in 2010). In 2004, Apple's CFO, Fred Anderson, left the company. Bad product reviews: One word: Ping. No iPad mini at all. Executive exodus: In 2008, Tony Fadell, senior vice president of the iPod division, stepped down. His wife, the VP of HR at Apple, also left.

Marketing 11

Marketing Stage-Gate Advertising Price 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Our analysis showed the top 20 firms in Fortune 's 2010 list of fastest-growing companies received $3.40 coffee sector revenue grew from $28 billion in the late 1990s to $47 billion in 2010. Another telltale sign of category creation is that it comes with a distinctive business model and profit model. of revenue growth. Yet total U.S.

B2C 13

B2C Strategy B2B Waterman 13