The OEM Evolution

摘要

We often speak of the importance of innovation, but over the past decade, the walk hasn't matched the talk. OEMs have outsourced like mad, first in order to lower their fixed costs and then to shave dollars off the product price. Nothing is free, however, and the price paid hasn't been by the consumer; it's been by the OEMs, many of which have now effectively lost the advantages they had.