While the first 10 years of this century may not have been kind to many businesses, Apple offers an example of how to make all the right innovation moves, BusinessWeek argues in a recent article.
The publication even goes so far as to call the noughties 'the first iDecade', a period that saw Apple turn its fading fortunes around with the release of iTunes and the iPod in 2001.
By the end of 2009 Apple had sold more than a quarter-billion iPods, a development that has also helped the company dominate online music sales.
It's claimed one man is largely responsible for the success of the iPod and the device it paved the way for, the iPhone. Of course that individual is Steve Jobs.
The publication even goes so far as to call the noughties 'the first iDecade', a period that saw Apple turn its fading fortunes around with the release of iTunes and the iPod in 2001.
By the end of 2009 Apple had sold more than a quarter-billion iPods, a development that has also helped the company dominate online music sales.
It's claimed one man is largely responsible for the success of the iPod and the device it paved the way for, the iPhone. Of course that individual is Steve Jobs.
Whether you're a Jobs fan or not it's worth reading the article or indulging in a blast from the past with this 2005 lecture on how to live life to the fullest.
This is a fantastic tribute. I am glad to see Microsoft and Apple thriving and I hope we continue to see ourselves as new innovators and leaders in the coming year.
Posted by: Business Communications | 07 January 2010 at 07:40 AM