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2009-11-11 , 15:26
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Originally Posted by Fargus View Post
My understanding of Apple's logistics is the same as for Nokia - the factory ship to staging points then once the mass has accrued it is then shipped to distributors. The difference here is that Nokia announced when it was shipped from the factory as opposed to further down the line when shipped from Distributors.
What apple does really well is releases. They hype properly (both by letting the community stew and by hosting events that run really well. Contrast their events with the T-Mobile/Motorola debacle). They give a date, and (for the most part) hit it. There are enough devices in ALL the Apple retail stores to motivate shittons of people (*****s?) to wait in line to buy ON THAT DAY.

I think a lot of what Apple does is bad (same with pretty much every corporation FWIW), but other companies should do their best to follow Apple's lead on how to release a product.