By Bill Fischer, Contributor Kodak couldn’t do it; HP and RIM are struggling, the popular betting is that Nokia won’t be able to do it, and that Dell wants to go private in order to hide the things that it might have to do – we’ll see for all how they play out. The jury is certainly still out on SONY and Yahoo. What about Samsung, does it have what it takes? It’s far from clear at the moment! Whole industries might be ready for it: tobacco, processed foods, mass transportation, entertainment, even banking? Did Detroit’s Big 3 do it or not, and if they did was it done willingly? Nestlé did it in coffee with Nespresso, and have been hugely successful in the effort, but it wasn’t entirely “willingly,” and they had to move that entire activity not only out of the company, but also out of town to succeed.  IBM, has also had great success, along with Telekom Malaysia and China’s Haier Group, the three of whom are among the few that have done it several times; but name three others, if you can? …read more

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