tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366778.post4087968693835169593..comments2023-10-05T06:39:23.540-04:00Comments on Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check: Steve Jobs Uses ICloud to Pick Apart Industry He Helped Form - Businessweekpbokellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18207982160283918003noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366778.post-74212845782990346542011-06-09T05:49:40.831-04:002011-06-09T05:49:40.831-04:00Thanks for the comments. I don't think iCloud...Thanks for the comments. I don't think iCloud will sweep away all competitors, but I do believe, e.g., when you consider that people buy iPhones that often don't work well as phones, and use iTunes despite the fact that it routinely overheats PCs, that many people will rush to use iCloud even if it has significant competitive limitations.pbokellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207982160283918003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366778.post-36225134958244476362011-06-08T23:04:32.558-04:002011-06-08T23:04:32.558-04:00There is a big difference in business models betwe...There is a big difference in business models between Microsoft, Google and Apple, put bluntly, if you enter into a business where Microsoft is, usually 3rd parties can flourish, with Apple it is closed and under their control, you can flourish until they decide you shouldn’t, and Google simply kills the market as everything is free.<br />That said, there is a definite benefit to succeed with innovation if you have control over the entire ecosystem.<br />It will be interesting to see if iCloud will succeed, seems you have decided it will.Online Home Inspectorhttp://homeinspectionmarketingcenter.com/get-more-business-directly-from-the-public-by-engaging-in-online-local-domination/noreply@blogger.com