Contrary to what they teach in business school, Apple has succeeded by limiting consumer choice, and Apple's small product line-up has been a key factor in that success.

苹果公司的有限的产品线是该公司成功的一个重要因素，它靠限制消费者的选择而取得成功，这同我们在商学院学到的知识是相悖的。

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The biggest factor that led to the excellent battery life in the iPad was that Apple designed its own system-on-a-chip (SoC) to run it.

导致电池寿命得到卓越提升的最大因素是苹果设计了自己的晶片系统来运行电池。

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If so, the tiny wafer of a digital music player will retain a form factor similar to the current version but also sneak in a low-resolution 1.3 megapixel camera. (Apple Insider)

如果确实如此，那么这一纤薄小巧的数字音乐播放器将保留现有版本的一种形状要素，但同时加入一个低分辨率的130万像素摄像头。

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Delegating production to new local producers who can customize the Apple form factor or interface?

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For better or worse, the form factor that Apple chooses could be a key, well, factor in deciding how well the next iPhone performs.

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Um thinks that the reduced estimate mostly reflects lower demand for cover glass from non-iPad tablets, but with Apple a lesser factor.

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