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by diogenescynic 3058 days ago
Interesting and accurate argument. Is that your own idea or is it based on anything more? I agree with you.
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Just look at Apple with the iPhone. Their official online store [0] does not even show Apple displays for notebooks anymore.

[0] https://www.apple.com/shop/mac/mac-accessories/displays-moun...

Apple actually discontinued their Thunderbolt Display in 2016. The LG 4K display is their recommended display.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Thunderbolt_Display

Yes, I made that example because I think that if a bigger share of their revenue came from notebooks, they would still make their own displays.
Based on a few obversations. I do remember Larry Page's "More Wood Behind Fewer Arrows" doctrine a while back as well as they began killing off popular but unprofitable services.