I suspect vertical integration is more efficient and wins out, so long as you accurately read the market and don&#x27;t throw your advantage away.<p>IBM didn&#x27;t bring the personal computer to market early enough, which left the door open to Apple, Commodore and others. Then they signed the MS-DOS licensing deal... and the rest is history.<p>In other words, until apple makes a stupid mistake, they&#x27;re unstoppable.