The two had nothing in common. Henry Ford instituted the assembly line in car construction, hence being able to pump out cheap affordable cars at a rate to fulfill growing demand. It had nothing to do with marketing. He also busted his ass, yet was very honest about the fact that to become a mogul of his stature, you have to employ of immoral and borderline criminal tactics to get ahead.
Not before they copied his strategies. It was actually very similar to the marketing of Volkswagen back in the day. Now Prius is tapping the same demographic.
He acknowledged his mistake He learnt the lesson He knows what he should do, not a sugar water, not a game... He made it... Listen what Jobs said http://www.ted.com/talks/steve_jobs_how_to_live_before_you_die.html