PC Industry
topic on 1 show · 3 statements across 3 episodes
3 statements about PC Industry, every show
Sinofsky: Shenzhen manufacturers build dedicated facilities for 100k-unit laptop commitments
“The PC industry grew up in Shenzhen. And they have these factories where like you show up and if you commit to building, you know, a 100,000 laptops, they will build you a building and they will keep all your IP in the building. They will not cross employees o…”
Horowitz: Intel's pivot to microprocessors built the PC industry
“Intel used to be in the memory business. Pivoted to microprocessors. That was the legendary pivot that built the PC industry.”
Apple lacked PC market fit because corporate buyers prioritized price
“At the kind of the critical period of the PC industry, most of the sales were corporate. And corporate buyers wanted, ah, 1500 generic boxes that they would put out of people's desks. So they didn't care what they looked like. They didn't care how easy the use…”