{"id":17029,"date":"2013-02-25T10:57:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=17029"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:26:23","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:26:23","slug":"what-makes-apple-the-most-valuable-tech-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/17029-what-makes-apple-the-most-valuable-tech-company\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes Apple The Most Valuable Tech Company?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How did Apple rise through the ranks to become the world\u2019s most profitable tech company? One Minute MBA breaks it down&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/20lADuaLeTk?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So what do you think? Is it really a case of &#8220;<em>build a better mousetrap<\/em>&#8221; or is there something else at play here? 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