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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lee Stallard</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>LiveMint/The Wall Street Journal in India asked me to comment on why Steve Jobs and Apple have been so successful. In an interview entitled &#8220;&#8216;Think Different&#8217; is What Makes Apple Stand Out,&#8221; I shared that it is more than the beauty and functional excellence of Apple&#8217;s products that make the firm so successful. Apple&#8217;s inspiring [&#8230;]</p>
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<p><em>LiveMint/The Wall Street Journal</em> in India asked me to comment on why Steve Jobs and Apple have been so successful.  In an interview entitled &#8220;<a href="http://www.livemint.com/2008/08/27003633/8216Think-Different8217.html">&#8216;Think Different&#8217; is What Makes Apple Stand Out</a>,&#8221; I shared that it is more than the beauty and functional excellence of Apple&#8217;s products that make the firm so successful.  Apple&#8217;s inspiring identity plays an important role too. (Above is a video of the original &#8220;Think Different&#8221; television ad.)</p>
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