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Originally Posted by DeathChill
Man, are you kidding me? Do you think it's easy to become a giant in any industry? It was just luck that Apple makes amazing products that people want? No, it's not. Apple went from going almost bankrupt to being a behemoth in multiple industries and try as you might there's no way in hell you can just dismiss that.
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It's called...a GIMMICK. Do they make attractive products? Yes. Are they they best in the market? HELL No!! They're usually priced higher than similar competition and underperforms them to-boot, but it doesn't matter...because it's an Apple. And they weren't on the map until the Ipod came out, anyways. I'm not dismissing their success, but they owe a gret deal of that success to a last-ditch effort little music player that took the younger generation by storm. They've been riding that wave ever since, with the Imac, and the Iphone.....
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Originally Posted by DeathChill
There has to be a complete overhaul of how GM is run. It's a huge job and Wagoner obviously didn't want to be the one to do it.
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Oh, really?
So....he didn't want to push GM into China and become one of the leading auto manufacturers in that market....he didn't want to improve product design and performance a million-fold....He didn't want to improve quality and cut warranty coverage by half....He didn't want to cut costs and streamline all the brands into 4 distinct management structures, instead of 8....He didn't want to negotiate a ground-breaking labor contract in 2007, that cut entry-level pay in half, and transfer the healthcare burden to the union....and he didn't want to do the Volt, either....there's more that I'm just not thinking of at the moment.
The guy isn't a god -- but he's being used as a scapegoat, because nearly everyone who says "he has to go" seems to be ignoring all the above. All they see is the balance sheet -- which although important, doesn't tell the full tale. Not by a longshot.