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Is the iPod or the iPhone successful because its technology is far in advance of any available to other companies? Or because existing capabilities are being used to design devices appealing to the public?

Wouldn't Steve Jobs be a more appropriate replacement for Mr. Lutz (in charge of design) rather than Mr. Wagoner?

And by the way Mr. Lutz is probably doing a good job of design work. But a well designed vehicle of the wrong size is still not going to sell.

And at that, GM has to make a profit on an automobile, no matter how well designed to appeal to the public. The US companies have not found a way to make small cars profitable, not without making an agreement with foreign manufacturers.

So the US GM jobs would still disappear. The advantage would be that autos with GM name plates would still appear.

Which is some small consolation, I suppose.
Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 11/12/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Technical innovations?  Anton Philidor | 11/12/08
iPod, iPhone  Tom Steinert-Threlkeld ZDNet Moderator | 11/12/08
"... command price power ..."  Anton Philidor | 11/12/08
Ah, I would stick to electronics, if I were you  GuidingLight | 11/12/08
Standardize and modularize the overall design  BillDem | 11/13/08
and one other reason fighting modularization  dinosaur_z | 11/14/08
Stupid proposition  sackbut | 11/14/08
Apple still sold...  914four | 11/14/08
Cop out  croberts | 11/12/08
Parts  Anton Philidor | 11/12/08
There has been greed all around  Ken_z | 11/12/08
It's simple  hiraghm@... | 11/14/08
Oh, Goodie !  Jkirk3279 | 11/19/08
If you check  frgough | 11/12/08
GM cant stop themselves from thinking...  Cayble | 11/14/08
It was  914four | 11/14/08
Seriously....  dellpj@... | 11/14/08
The Opel GT  914four | 11/15/08
Also, Saturn...  dinosaur_z | 11/14/08
Misidentifying the problem  frgough | 11/12/08
I've observed over these past many years that  James Quinn | 11/12/08
What a bunch of fodder!!!  CrashPad | 11/12/08
He knows how to organically integrate features & constraints to win - NT  raycote | 11/12/08
Apple couldn't because Microsoft already beat them to it.  Arm A. Geddon | 11/12/08
No GM, consumers  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/12/08
No GM, consumers  T-Rexx | 11/12/08
But they said yes to Japanese small cars thats the design question at hand!  raycote | 11/12/08
not so sure  CobraA1 | 11/12/08
Thats the company line at least  dellpj@... | 11/13/08
Green Motors?  jharrow | 11/12/08
Here is a question for everyone here.....  James Quinn | 11/12/08
Back in 1999 ...  914four | 11/15/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  The Collective | 11/12/08
That hasn't hurt Mercedes Benz.  Tigertank | 11/12/08
I think a hybrid would be a good first step.  mr1972 | 11/12/08
Heck, Yes !  Jkirk3279 | 11/19/08
There is one iCar already  jan.odstrcil | 11/12/08
Not even an iPod  Tom Steinert-Threlkeld ZDNet Moderator | 11/12/08
iCar  Jkirk3279 | 11/19/08
The closer to the Top...  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 11/12/08
OH PLEASE ....GAG !!!  JABBER_WOLF | 11/12/08
Steve knows how to organically integrate features & constraints to win - NT  raycote | 11/12/08
When Apple was on its butt and Steve Jobs took over...  MacGeek2121 | 11/14/08
Then GM will sell cars made in China!  no nonsense | 11/12/08
Of course.  Anton Philidor | 11/12/08
Then who can buy GM cars?  no nonsense | 11/12/08
Simple....  dellpj@... | 11/13/08
insight...  jdzil | 11/13/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  bogie3@... | 11/13/08
AMEN!  dellpj@... | 11/13/08
Interesting arguements  wjarvis@... | 11/13/08
Actually...  dellpj@... | 11/13/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  aschwarzt12 | 11/13/08
I think...  dellpj@... | 11/13/08
Actually...  Jkirk3279 | 11/19/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  richsc@... | 11/13/08
The King of Hype...  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 11/13/08
Not sure anyone can save GM today  rgeiken@... | 11/13/08
What GM needs...  bricar2 | 11/13/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  jdzil | 11/13/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  ssweitzer922@... | 11/13/08
Ummm but...  dellpj@... | 11/13/08
Sales  Jkirk3279 | 11/19/08
but what about THE CAR....  michael.tindall@... | 11/13/08
Hydrogen Hype  rreinhold058@... | 11/13/08
??? sience  streamhop@... | 11/13/08
Hydrogen is the only alternative.  joe.smetona@... | 11/14/08
Hydrogen is AN alternative  Jkirk3279 | 11/19/08
Wow!  joe.smetona@... | 11/20/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  stephenkeller@... | 11/14/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  cestrauss | 11/14/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  ed.ahlsen-girard@... | 11/14/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  MikeMJ | 11/14/08
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RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  CosmoAgain | 11/14/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  govmtman | 11/14/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  manuj.bhalla.007@... | 11/14/08
I'm tired of this mindless bigotry  hiraghm@... | 11/14/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  nitap | 11/14/08
GM could not survive making iCars  SnoopDougEDoug | 11/14/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  rfpcs@... | 11/14/08
RE: Steve Jobs-who is he?  The Management consultant | 11/14/08
Better businessmen---  dellpj@... | 11/14/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  phatkat | 11/14/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  salemdoc | 11/14/08
Steve Jobs will create flying cars  technojoe | 11/14/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  kkrys | 11/14/08
what would really happen with Jobs running a car company  Colfax_Mac | 11/14/08
Feed the cult of Tech Jesus, Steve Jobs...  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 11/16/08
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RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  adam@... | 11/16/08
RE: Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?  adam@... | 11/16/08
Blame the government.  Kyser Soze | 11/17/08
What a stupid article  20kwfence | 11/17/08
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