Is this competitive advantage sustainable going forward

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Apple Inc. and more specifically the company’s earnings release of 1/26/16. On this date, after the market closed, Apple announced record quarterly revenue (sales) and record quarterly net income (profit). Yet, in the following day, Apple’s stock fell by more than 6%.

a. What has been Apple’s major competitive advantage to date?

b. Is this competitive advantage “sustainable” going forward?

c. What is Apple’s strategy and what changes should Apple make to it?

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