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		jashmatthews on May 6, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Citing revenue declines, Airbnb cuts 25% of workfo... Every Apple iPhone and Watch uses Bosch's gyroscope and accelerometer tech. They're also the market leader in smaller EV tech used in electric motorcycles, bikes and scooters. It all goes out to consumers without them knowing. Even Tesla use Bosch parts. That's why they're called a "hidden champion".

manigandham on May 9, 2020 [–]

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. It's what you do with that internal tech that matters.

We've had gyroscopes for a century. The iPhone is innovative because it used that to implement a new device that changed mobile computing.

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