Posted Oct 26, 2005, 10:05 AM ET by Peter Rojas
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Creative CEO Sim Wong Hoo
Oh, Sim Wong Hoo, you kill us! In November of last year you told us that your company, Creative, had declared war on Apple. Eleven months later your marketshare has actually fallen, not risen, and you’ve just reported that profits for this past quarter are down 86% in the face of “fierce price competition.” It’s a tough game — even Apple has started to price its players more aggressively — so what’s Sim Wong Hoo’s game plan? Well, it’s definitely not to try and compete on price since he’s made it clear that they’re not going to be offering anyone any more discounts. He actually told the BBC News that from now on Creative is going to be “focusing on profitability” and that they’re not going to “go aggressively on market share — we need to hold back our appetite and sell at a higher price.” Sure, there are some perfectly sound business reasons for this kind of strategy — marketshare is irrelevant if you’re not actually making any money — but of last year Creative clearly wanted to be the"
Tried a Zen Neeon. Took it back, bought a Sony.
I hate Creative, bad design, bad sound quality, BYE CREATIVE
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