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A product s design can be more valuable than the product [#permalink]
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A product’s design can be more valuable than the product itself. With the advent of the personal computer in the 1970s, the computer-manufacturing sector, an industry then dominated by those giants able to afford incredibly specialized knowledge and to produce equally expensive products, suddenly found its brightest lights shining in the garages of clever engineers. Based on the information given above, which of the following was an advantage possessed by large computer manufacturers prior to the emergence of small computer-makers? A. Their ability to produce expensive products B. The substantial resources at their disposal C. Their ability to adapt quickly to changes in the computer industry D. The high quality computers they were able to produce E. Their development of the earliest personal computer prototypes My Take A
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Re: A product’s design can be more valuable than the product its [#permalink]
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Hi Target, A is an interesting one, worth having a look. Here the tricky bit about working out whether it is correct or not is more of a 'sentence correction' kind of issue. What makes it difficult is working out what A is actually saying. A. Their ability to produce expensive products A mis-reading of the question might make you think that it means The large firms have an advantage because they have the expertise to produce products that are inherently expensiveIf this was the case, then yes, it would be correct. However, that is not what it is saying, it's saying something a little simpler Large firms can make things that are expensiveAs this is the correct reading, it means that it is not correct. It is not a good thing to make things that are expensive per-say. I hope that helps. Cheers, James
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Re: A product’s design can be more valuable than the product its [#permalink]
02 Feb 2013, 13:09
carcass wrote: yup
A must be the answer However , the answer is (B). IMO I do consider both the options (A). as well as (B). as contenders ,but don't know which is the best one !!!
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Re: A product’s design can be more valuable than the product its [#permalink]
02 Feb 2013, 14:17
how the fact to produce expensive products can be considered as an advantage ? The answer is B not A in my opinion.
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Re: A product’s design can be more valuable than the product its [#permalink]
03 Feb 2013, 07:07
targetgmatchotu wrote: A product’s design can be more valuable than the product itself. With the advent of the personal computer in the 1970s, the computer-manufacturing sector, an industry then dominated by those giants able to afford incredibly specialized knowledge and to produce equally expensive products, suddenly found its brightest lights shining in the garages of clever engineers.
Based on the information given above, which of the following was an advantage possessed by large computer manufacturers prior to the emergence of small computer-makers?
A. Their ability to produce expensive products
B. The substantial resources at their disposal
C. Their ability to adapt quickly to changes in the computer industry
D. The high quality computers they were able to produce
E. Their development of the earliest personal computer prototypes
My Take A Humble request, Pls do not post the explanations or the answers tot he question in the same posts. Pls explain your take in different post.
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Re: A product’s design can be more valuable than the product its [#permalink]
03 Feb 2013, 07:59
IMO :- B
Option A :- talks about the ability, in the argument nothing is mentioned to showcase that the company is capable of producing expensive products.
Option B :- Correct, if the company was able to afford specialized talent and produce expensive computers, it must have large capital at its bay.
Option C, D and E are not completely irrelevant.
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Re: A product’s design can be more valuable than the product its [#permalink]
03 Feb 2013, 11:09
Archit143 wrote: targetgmatchotu wrote: A product’s design can be more valuable than the product itself. With the advent of the personal computer in the 1970s, the computer-manufacturing sector, an industry then dominated by those giants able to afford incredibly specialized knowledge and to produce equally expensive products, suddenly found its brightest lights shining in the garages of clever engineers.
Based on the information given above, which of the following was an advantage possessed by large computer manufacturers prior to the emergence of small computer-makers?
A. Their ability to produce expensive products
B. The substantial resources at their disposal
C. Their ability to adapt quickly to changes in the computer industry
D. The high quality computers they were able to produce
E. Their development of the earliest personal computer prototypes
My Take A Humble request, Pls do not post the explanations or the answers tot he question in the same posts. Pls explain your take in different post. Well Archit , (A) is not an OA it is just a Take
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Re: A product’s design can be more valuable than the product its [#permalink]
03 Feb 2013, 11:20
plumber250 wrote: Hi Target,
A is an interesting one, worth having a look.
Here the tricky bit about working out whether it is correct or not is more of a 'sentence correction' kind of issue. What makes it difficult is working out what A is actually saying.
A. Their ability to produce expensive products
A mis-reading of the question might make you think that it means
The large firms have an advantage because they have the expertise to produce products that are inherently expensive
If this was the case, then yes, it would be correct.
However, that is not what it is saying, it's saying something a little simpler
Large firms can make things that are expensive
As this is the correct reading, it means that it is not correct. It is not a good thing to make things that are expensive per-say.
I hope that helps.
Cheers,
James Hi James, On a lighter note As per stimulus "tto afford incredibly specialized knowledge " It is not mentioned that to afford incredibly specialized knowledge worked as their advantage either . Rgds, Saurabh
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Re: A product’s design can be more valuable than the product its [#permalink]
05 Feb 2013, 10:56
targetgmatchotu wrote: Archit143 wrote: targetgmatchotu wrote: A product’s design can be more valuable than the product itself. With the advent of the personal computer in the 1970s, the computer-manufacturing sector, an industry then dominated by those giants able to afford incredibly specialized knowledge and to produce equally expensive products, suddenly found its brightest lights shining in the garages of clever engineers.
Based on the information given above, which of the following was an advantage possessed by large computer manufacturers prior to the emergence of small computer-makers?
A. Their ability to produce expensive products
B. The substantial resources at their disposal
C. Their ability to adapt quickly to changes in the computer industry
D. The high quality computers they were able to produce
E. Their development of the earliest personal computer prototypes
My Take A Humble request, Pls do not post the explanations or the answers tot he question in the same posts. Pls explain your take in different post. Well Archit , (A) is not an OA it is just a Take That's fine. Still a request to put a spoiler alert as when we work on that question, it might influence our answer.
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Re: A product’s design can be more valuable than the product its [#permalink]
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targetgmatchotu wrote: Archit143 wrote: targetgmatchotu wrote: A product’s design can be more valuable than the product itself. With the advent of the personal computer in the 1970s, the computer-manufacturing sector, an industry then dominated by those giants able to afford incredibly specialized knowledge and to produce equally expensive products, suddenly found its brightest lights shining in the garages of clever engineers.
Based on the information given above, which of the following was an advantage possessed by large computer manufacturers prior to the emergence of small computer-makers?
A. Their ability to produce expensive products
B. The substantial resources at their disposal
C. Their ability to adapt quickly to changes in the computer industry
D. The high quality computers they were able to produce
E. Their development of the earliest personal computer prototypes
My Take A Humble request, Pls do not post the explanations or the answers tot he question in the same posts. Pls explain your take in different post. Well Archit , (A) is not an OA it is just a Take Hi Saurabh, It really hinders its better to add spoiler as suggested by navigator..... Its not the OA , that's the main point... Psychologically one gets driven that if it is mentioned in the post , it will be most probably a wrong answer. Pls read the rules for posting on the forums.....  Archit
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Re: A product’s design can be more valuable than the product its [#permalink]
05 Feb 2013, 12:07
targetgmatchotu wrote: A product’s design can be more valuable than the product itself. With the advent of the personal computer in the 1970s, the computer-manufacturing sector, an industry then dominated by those giants able to afford incredibly specialized knowledge and to produce [color=#ec008c]equally expensive products[/color], suddenly found its brightest lights shining in the garages of clever engineers.
Based on the information given above, which of the following was an advantage possessed by large computer manufacturers prior to the emergence of small computer-makers?
A. Their ability to produce expensive products
B. The substantial resources at their disposal
C. Their ability to adapt quickly to changes in the computer industry
D. The high quality computers they were able to produce
E. Their development of the earliest personal computer prototypes
My Take A "Equally" is the key word to reject A. Here equally is used to compare the high cost of resource needed to produce the (equally) expensive products incredibly specialized knowledge ----> substantial resources at their disposal . Therefore , B.
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