Balu Gandhi

Starbucks well understood the rule of thump "if you don't cannibalize yourself someone else will".

If you go to a strip mall where there is a Starbucks coffee shop and a Supermarket, there will be a Starbucks inside that supermarket as well.  These two Starbucks might be few feet apart each other.

Now, Starbucks reinventing themselves with tiny, portable, and hyper local store. The pre-constructed store can be delivered by a truck. http://www.fastcodesign.com/node/1670889

If you are market leader, you have to cannibalize yourself. 

Your commitment to others has to be black and white.  If it's ambiguous, though your intentions are good, it could be misinterpreted by others.

e.g.

I will deliver x, y, and z -  Black and White

I will deliver x, y, and if everything goes well, I may deliver z.  - Ambiguous.   

If Apple wants to improve their map service, it's time to launch maps.apple.com.

The best managers figure out how to get great outcomes by setting theappropriate context, rather than by trying to control their people

If you don't cannibalize yourself someone else will - Steve Jobs

Microsoft must be thinking on the same line to use Windows On ARM to cannibalize Windows x86. This move will reset ISV's product landscape (esp. system software products) dramatically. If ISVs are not seeing this scenario as a possibility, nobody can save them. 

Here is the announcement of Windows on ARM: http://forwardthinking.pcmag.com/operating-systems/294103-windows-on-arm-3-big-questions

If x86 Windows and WOA are not the same, please change the name. That will remove some ambiguity over whether it is a same old Windows or not.

I understand MS is trying to even the play field for all ISVs (including system software makers). If I can't write a system driver and develop unique product on WOA, why should I care about WOA unless WOA has significant market share. 

1. Insanely thin.
2. Play music from my hub and put screen in sleep mode.
3. Eliminate all external speakers need.
4. Seamlessly work with Remote app on tablet and phone.
5. Voice controlled remote.

I hope Steve Jobs "Finally, I cracked it" statement of upcoming Apple TV cover my wish list.