I didn't state any data points except that decision making of a larger organization will take more time than a smaller one. Look at the patent fight between Nokia and Apple. Nokia's lawsuit goes to the very root of a GSM phone. Apple choose to ignore the little details of licensing from the people who hold the rights, but they got a product out fast.

My whole point was articles like these try to compare companies that have vastly different corporate cultures - some good some bad. What works for one company can't just be replicated in another and expected to work. Apple works because of Steve Jobs. Most companies don't have a SJ running them so the companies are run like "businesses" based more on consensus versus Apple which seems to be run from the top down.

Only time will tell if Nokia and/or Apple is overall successful. I just think people write off $60B companies a little to easily based on the blog of the day.