Are Apple to about to use their scale and huge cash reserves to corner the market on LCDs and create an additional barrier to entry in the tablet PC market?
"Companies want to be leader-proof. They don't want the companies to fall apart if the leader gets run over by a bus. But they do want to have the brand and charisma that comes with strong and detailed leadership," says Prof Nicholson.
The EMA is a weekly payment of between £10 and £30 given to the poorest 16 to
18-year-olds, living in households earning under £30,800 a year, to help
them stay in education.
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Seven in 10 poor teenagers would drop out of school if controversial plans to
scrap the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) go ahead, research suggests.
"Even Apple now has a razor blade business model," argues King. "You
buy an iphone or iPod and that's your handle which you populate with music
and books and apps. The profitability of the blades powers the beast."
It’s happening because of high fuel costs, environmental concerns and ageing populations: older people, with no children and less testosterone, shun big cars and powerful engines. For carmakers, this shift is a problem, because small cars are less profitable than large ones