Thursday, July 19, 2007

H-P: The PC is not a commodity.

The PC is not a commodity. Realize your competitive advantage, maximize it, and gain the market share lead. Sounds simple, no? As reported by WSJ, that's the lesson we learn from H-P as it realized a better way to take on Dell.

Apple has definitely proved that personal computers do not necessarily have to be a commodity item. Just look at the waves of fanatics that Apple has cultivated to its brand of iMacs, Macbooks, ipods, iphones, iTV, etc.

Companies like H-P and Dell need to continue to innovate and find strategic partners (Best Buys, Circuit City, etc) to come up with more innovative ways to retail their products in order to be more in tune with consumer taste and trends.

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