Can you elaborate on the concept of Apple's Digital Hub Strategy as explained in the book?

Apple's Digital Hub Strategy, launched in 2001, was a visionary approach where the computer was positioned as a central hub connecting various devices like music players and video recorders. These devices would sync with the computer, which would manage the user's pictures, music, videos, and all aspects of a 'digital lifestyle'. This strategy simplified the use of devices and required tight end-to-end integration between devices, computers, and applications. Apple was uniquely positioned to implement this due to its control over both hardware and software.

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In 2001, after the dot-com bubble burst, Jobs launched Apple's Digital Hub Strategy, where the computer would become a central hub that connected devices ranging from music players to video recorders. These devices would sync with the computer, and it would manage the user's pictures, music, video and all aspects of a "digital lifestyle." This allowed devices to become much more straightforward. The strategy would work only with tight end-to-end integration between devices, computers and applications. Apple was the only company that could do this.

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