First I buy a brand with a good reputation. Then I fire all the designers and keep a bare bones staff, including marketing and social media/PR. Then I coast on slowing degrading quality through shrinkage and part swapping. This can last years or decades while I take in the profit from not having staff.
I worked for an enterprise software company that got bought by private equity and did this. 15 years later the company is still running and has been profitable for a long time.
The M1 MBPs are the best products Apple have released in a long time. They could have replaceable anything and be better, but they're very very good for being pro-level disposable laptops.
I worked for an enterprise software company that got bought by private equity and did this. 15 years later the company is still running and has been profitable for a long time.