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Evaluating a Strategic Outsourcing Decision
A software company, 'Innovate Inc.', has built its market leadership on its unique and intuitive user interface (UI) design, which is created by a dedicated in-house team. A new executive proposes outsourcing all UI design to the lowest-bidding external contractors to reduce operational costs. Evaluate this proposal. Is this a sound strategy for the company's long-term competitive position? Justify your reasoning by identifying the most significant potential market penalty.
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