Horace Dediu
Strategic Concepts & Mechanics
Primary Evidence
"Indeed, the industrial clusters supported by Apple’s gargantuan investments were so significant that other phone makers came under tremendous pressure to keep up. But lacking a playbook or the detailed knowledge of how Apple operations worked, they turned to Chinese suppliers for help, giving over intellectual property in exchange for a speedy response. “They all completely abdicated,” says Horace Dediu, the former Nokia executive who now runs the market intelligence group Asymco. Apple, in other words, set in motion a series of events that helped Chinese suppliers win more orders and advance their understanding of cutting-edge manufacturing. At the same time, Western manufacturing of electronics atrophied."
"Indeed, the industrial clusters supported by Apple’s gargantuan investments were so significant that other phone makers came under tremendous pressure to keep up. But lacking a playbook or the detailed knowledge of how Apple operations worked, they turned to Chinese suppliers for help, giving over intellectual property in exchange for a speedy response. “They all completely abdicated,” says Horace Dediu, the former Nokia executive who now runs the market intelligence group Asymco. Apple, in other words, set in motion a series of events that helped Chinese suppliers win more orders and advance their understanding of cutting-edge manufacturing. At the same time, Western manufacturing of electronics atrophied."
"Indeed, the industrial clusters supported by Apple’s gargantuan investments were so significant that other phone makers came under tremendous pressure to keep up. But lacking a playbook or the detailed knowledge of how Apple operations worked, they turned to Chinese suppliers for help, giving over intellectual property in exchange for a speedy response. “They all completely abdicated,” says Horace Dediu, the former Nokia executive who now runs the market intelligence group Asymco. Apple, in other words, set in motion a series of events that helped Chinese suppliers win more orders and advance their understanding of cutting-edge manufacturing. At the same time, Western manufacturing of electronics atrophied."