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    • Tue Jul 10th 13:10 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Might Apple Want Out Of The Hardware Business?
      I asked a bunch of Mac fans and they assured me the drooling was just what followed after the vomit.
      Most Mac users are satisfied to use Excel for Mac. But why try to run Excel for Windows on a Powerbook G4 if by your admission you already own MacBooks and MacBook Pros?
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    • Mon Jul 9th 16:03 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Apple, Google: Avoiding the Overvaluation Trap
      Great response. Concise and rich.
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    • Mon Jul 9th 15:51 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Was Verizon Really Wrong To Pass On The iPhone?
      "The most optimistic forecast I've seen is that the company will sell 8 million of them in 2008."

      It is obvious you haven't been reading much lately, if at all:

      Piper Jaffrey's Gene Munster forecasts 12.4 million for 2008 (and 45 million for 2009);

      Goldman Sachs' David Bailey raised his forecast to 12 million for 2008 (from 10.5 million);

      Shebly Seyrafi's (Caris & Company) numbers are 17 million for fiscal 2008 (ending Sept. '08, which does not even take in to account the last three months of the year)

      Just to let you know there are more optimistic forecasts from well-known sources than the ones you have seen. In fact, your number is the lowest I have seen. Please tell be the source, as perhaps other sources who came up with numbers lower even than you maximum.

      Thank you.

      P.S. To suggest that AT&T "brings absolutely no value to the table" is not factual at all. No phone can function without a carrier. If you know of such a phone please enlighten us. We are existing AT&T customers, and as a result of the iPhone our bill will double on account of four new data plans. Unfortunately I got a hand me down, but others are quite happy with their phones.
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    • Thu Jul 5th 15:32 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Did Apple Beat iPhone Sales Forecasts or Not?
      Word of mouth? Have you heard Steve Colbert and Robbin Williams pleading publicly on TV for Steve Jobs to send them one? You know how much it would cost to run adverts like that?

      We already have one iPhone in our family. I would like to buy two more, if they only were available! I can tell you this, based on first-hand experience this is the only 1.0 product I would wholeheartedly recommend.

      Besides, where did you hear these whisper numbers? From sensationalist journalists on thestreet.com?
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    • Thu Jul 5th 14:59 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Apple's Playing The EuroOperators For Fools
      I'm afraid the only way to reach your conclusion in the first two points is for the mobil phone operators and the retail market to be a zero sum game.
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    • Mon Jul 2nd 02:09 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      iPhone: Prelude To An Unlocked Phone Revolution
      Very good. Although you might suppose that AT&T will use the next five years to dramatically improve its service and coverage with the added revenue from those leaving T-Mobil, Sprint and Verizon. So in five years Verizon may not be "hands down the best network."
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    • Wed Jun 27th 23:31 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      What Does The iPhone Teach Us About Technology?
      You can. Miele.
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    • Wed Jun 27th 02:20 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      iPhone Watch: 4 Days and Counting
      We were looking forward to purchasing a couple of iPhones in our household. But we barely get connection here - only in one room. So we didn't have a need for the data plan. Having the wifi option would have been sufficient and faster anyway since the relatively slow data speed is bound to try our patience. We don't want to have to pay $20 per phone per month for a service we won't use.
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    • Fri May 4th 13:53 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Steve Jobs Presents Apple's Green IT Strategy; Blasts Dell, HP
      It is all about extracting donations from big business. Companies that refuse to pay up get bashed.
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    • Fri Mar 30th 12:05 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Microsoft Gets Closer To Owning Your Living Room
      The title is a wee bit over the top. Microsoft announces a couple of changes and additions to XBox 360 and they will own my living room? All three game console makers put together aren't enough to own our living rooms, and remember Microsoft is way behind Sony and Nintendo in installed base. What's next, is Nike going to own my shoe rack?
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    • Tue Mar 27th 15:13 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Apple's Impressive iPhone Sales Projections
      "There will be 1 billion cell phone handsets in use by 2009, predicts Gartner. If Apple gets only one tenth of one percent of that installed base, the iPhone will sell 9 million units, generating $4.49 billion in revenue."

      One tenth of one percent is 1 million not 9 million. That is a big mistake in your analysis. According to your calculations, therefore, it will bomb.

      I suggest, you change your assumptions if you want the iPhone to succeed. Kidding aside, the projections are all over the place on this one - there are 1 million interested customers reported by AT&T - so I think we'll have to wait and see some real numbers by september, before we can make any "calculated" guesses on future sales estimates.

      Also consider that Cingular has a 50 million customer base, so the 10 million figure is 20% of that. However, that is not a fare comparison because there are be customers who are waiting for the iPhone to switch to Cingular, as well as European and Asian Markets which will open up in 2008.
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    • Fri Mar 23rd 02:44 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Four Reasons Why The AppleTV Might Bomb
      This is turning into a circus. Is ignorance now a qualification for writing reviews?

      Apple TV cannot receive cable or satellite signals or function as a DVR because that is not what it is. Not as if it did all of those things would stop people from coming up with other stuff it doesn't do.

      If a bloke is worried about "set-top fatigue" - whatever that is - why would he have all those (DVD player, cable or satellite box and possibly a TiVo, video game console and audio/video receiver) in the first place? One more device makes that much of a difference? Then chuck the video game console; it doesn't belong with all that other stuff anyway.

      So what it doesn't work with older TVs. Are you one of those people who expect Apple to sell 500 million units? I thought not. As for ease of use, name something that does the same thing from another manufacturer that is less complicated.

      As for convenience, I suppose if you want to watch a music video from your satellite or cable service, you have to quit your job and stay glued to the TV until, perchance, they play your selection?
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    • Thu Mar 22nd 03:52 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Ten Concerns With Apple's New iTV ('The iDongle')
      You don't critisize your barbecue because it can't microwave, do you?

      This "iDongle", as you call it, is not for people who want to watch their HDTV programming on their 43" plasma screens, those who get the works from their Cable or Satellite subscriptions and subscribe or own Tivo. And it not for playing video games. It's not for you. It's for watching the stuff you buy from iTunes on your TV. If you don't want to use it for what it's meant for, don't bother writing a review.
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    • Fri Mar 16th 14:54 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      iPhone Versus the Rest: More Evidence Smartphone Makers Are in Trouble
      To the first couple of fellows that posted:
      As you say there are by far many more phone/music players being sold than iPods. The phone market is much bigger. Why is it then that sales of iPod haven't dropped. Why would anyone who's got an mp3 player in his phone buy an iPod too? The answer is iTunes. How do you know people who have got one of those phones all use them to listen to music?

      Regarding Sanghvi: So anyone who switches from a Dell to a Mac and is happy with his/her choice is a Mac nut? You must be a regular Rush Limbaugh listener.

      Just recall what a lot of people like you were saying about the iPod in the first two years after it came out. Apple's market share is almost 10 times that of the number 2 seller, Sandisk. And those two own almost 90% of the market.
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    • Wed Mar 14th 17:24 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Why Apple is the Master of Marketing
      You have to view item 4 interms of Steve Job's recent thoughts on DRM. Finding an enemy should be done in a subtle way, so as not to suggest they are indeed an enemy!
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