For an airline with limited funds, distributing handheld tablets can cost significantly less than installing a built-in system, and it provides a high quality product with which customers are familiar.

BBC: In-flight entertainment at a crossroads

But it would be foolish to underestimate the ability of the world's biggest carmaker to put its house in order: it still has the most efficient system for product development and manufacturing, even if it must focus for the moment on quality control.

ECONOMIST: A crowded car industry

Who would have believed just 20 years ago that you could build a successful computer operating system using only volunteers, working without a plan or assigned tasks to produce a quality product that garners a 25 percent market share?

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