Apple (AAPL): FQ4 EPS of $1.82 beats by $0.40. Sales of $9.87B vs. $9.2B. Sees FQ1 EPS of $1.70-1.87 vs. consensus of $1.91 on sales of $11.3-11.6B, in line. Sold 3.05M Macs, 10.2M iPods, and 7.4M iPhones during quarter. Gross margin 36.6%. Shares +5.1% AH. (PR)

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:35:34 -0400

The growth rate is plunging hard. iPhone grew only 7 per cent q3. Q2 the growth rate was mote than 600 per cent. Almost 90 per cent crash in the growth rate. And still the market share is only 2.6 per cent.

Motorola Looks Far Better than Other Mobile Internet Players

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:23:12 -0400

"Motorola is a major global player". "Nokia...appears clueless".

I mean, who is clueless? The author of this clueless article.

Buying Apple Today: Like Buying Microsoft in 1998?

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:59:01 -0400

It's so nice, and so open. The Freedom Phone. I shall have one.

maemo.nokia.com/

Buying Apple Today: Like Buying Microsoft in 1998?

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:11:18 -0400

Why did you write "Can competitors such as Research In Motion (RIMM), Palm (PALM), Nokia (NOK), and T-Mobile (DT) [partnering with Google (GOOG)] undermine AAPL's market dominance at some point?"

According to my knowledge Symbian has approximately 51 per cent of the smartphone market while Apple has only 13 per cent. It surely isn't Apple that dominates the market.

Sector Overview: Handsets

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:35:33 -0500

Sure!

On a recent posting on the Scobleizer blog, Robert Scoble made some comparisons between the iPhone and the N97

1. It does 16:9 video. The iPhone doesn’t even do video. So, how can you go to a Daft Punk concert and record it to taunt your friends?
2. It has a 5 megapixel camera. The iPhone only has 2, and the quality isn’t even close. The camera also has a dual LED flash, so you can take pictures in the dark where the iPhone can’t.
3. I can type three Facebook status messages on the N97’s nice QWERTY keybord in the time that I can type two on the iPhone.
4. It does copy and paste, so you can copy URLs to send to your friends. The iPhone can’t do that.
5. It has replaceable batteries so you can charge up three batteries and Facebook for days, while the iPhone needs to be hooked back up to the wall for recharging after a few hours.
6. The GPS device does turn-by-turn and has a built in compass, so you’ll get to your parties faster than with the iPhone, which doesn’t have a compass and doesn’t do turn-by-turn.

After some testing and usage of the phone all the reviewers can't help but sing the praise. They can't get enough of the N97 which is not only going to be a good looking phone it will also stand out with the high-end build.

On Dec 23 07:58 PM Constable Odo wrote:

> That's right! Nokia blows...
>
> If Nokia continues to copy the iPhone long enough they may eventually
> come out with something close to an iPhone killer. Maybe one that's
> a bit thinner than the present brick they're trying to pass off an
> iPhone contender. Nokia makes some gorgeous handsets, but they should
> stick to cramming in as many hardware features as possible and label
> it a wonderfully full featured handset. Just stay away from saying
> it's as good as an iPhone.
> www.youtube.com/watch?...;feature=related

Sector Overview: Handsets

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:52:29 -0500

Here in Europe, and most likely still more in Asia, folks are used to phones with cameras with 5-8 Mpx, and phones with quite so extreme specs in all, so the iHype for us seems as old-fashioned as an amerikan car, Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Impala and the likes. iHype sales have been very weak in Europe. The iHype fuss seems to be mostly a local amerikan phenomenon.

On Dec 23 02:31 PM who wrote:

> I truly don't believe most owners of smartphones are used to their
> max functionality, hence its not about specs but more about the kool
> factor.

Sector Overview: Handsets

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:57:58 -0500

Of course, everything coming out of the USA is superior to everything else on this planet. There is no world outside the US. iHype with its 2 Mpx camera and without multitasking capability, as well as Motorola, are naturally superior to any European or Southkorean phone.

Apple Math: Market Share over Margins

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:21:45 -0400

iPhone cannot take a decent photo, it cannot handle multitasking, it cannot send MMS, the connection quality is substandard and the plastic shell cracks after only one week. The real price for the product to the consumer is at least $1000.

Seriosly. With that product the iPhone is going to have real big problems to take any market share whatsoever. Yes, it is going to be a flop.

Apple Guidance Can Turn Negative Sentiment on Its Head

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:43:25 -0400

Beware! The P/E-ratio is 34! There is a plenty of potential downside here.

Apple Guidance Can Turn Negative Sentiment on Its Head

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:47:47 -0400

Autsch!! Four times 717.000 makes...let me count....3 million phones a year?

Apple Guidance Can Turn Negative Sentiment on Its Head

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:36:57 -0400

"Quarterly iPhone units sold were 717,000 " ????? That's nothing...

Apple Guidance Can Turn Negative Sentiment on Its Head

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:45:16 -0400

"One size fits all!"

The expectations are completely unrealistic for a small cellphone manufacturer that's never going to gain a market-share in excess of 1%.

Apple Investors Nervous as Earnings Call Approaches

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:37:41 -0400

iPhone's market share worldwide 2008 is less than 1 per cent so what's the fuss? Most Europeans see a phone with a two mpx camera in excess of $700 (including the hidden cost) as a pure joke. But Steve Jobs is surely a funny guy.

Apple Investors Nervous as Earnings Call Approaches

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:13:50 -0400

Apple's sales figures regarding iPhone do not seem so good. Apple has sold only 1 million 3G iPhones over three days while Nokia sells 1,5 million handsets every day of the year. And yet, these three days were surely the best for iPhone this year.

Did Apple Manufacture a First-Day iPhone Shortage?

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:28:52 -0400

No queying and no shortage regarding iPhones here in Europe! Few will buy it because it's just too expensive for it's specifications. Furthermore I believe Apple has logistics problems in the US.

Consumers Will Benefit From Smartphone Battle

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:32:22 -0400

10, 20, 50 and 200 million is more than nil, or 6 million as in the case of iPhone. ANDROID is already dead.

Consumers Will Benefit From Smartphone Battle

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:49:06 -0400

There is a stock of maybe 200 million Symbian-phones out there already and not one Android-phone. Now that the Symbian is free for all it shall obviously be more profitable to make applications for an OS that actually exists and is working than a betaproduct that as well might remain just beta. This should be too costly and risky for Google as well.

Consumers Will Benefit From Smartphone Battle

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:30:07 -0400

ANDROID IS DEAD

"I don´t see any reason for Google to continue down the Android path long term now that Nokia has made its move".

I don´t see any reason for programmers to continue make applications for ANDROID now that Nokia has made its move.

Google's Android OS Hits Snags with Mobile Carriers

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:18:50 -0400

ANDROID IS DEAD

Dead before its birth...

"I don´t see any reason for Google to continue down the Android path long term now that Nokia has made its move".

I don´t see any reason for programmers to continue make applications for ANDROID now that Nokia has made its move.

Apple's Leap from Mediocre to Marvelous

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:43:08 -0400

Apple bubble will burst, much worse that RIMM.

The expectations are completely unrealistic for a small cellprhone manufacturer that's never going to gain a market-share in excess of 1%.

Inside the iPhone: Who's Making What

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:05:33 -0400

Yesterday I saw my first iPhone owner here in Europe. It was a 70-year old grandma! I guess that is the right niché for iPhone here as the display is big. I guess she is content with iPhones simple 2 Mpx camera as she propably only shall make calls and send sms to her grandchildren with her phone. We younger people still go on buying the much more advanced cell phones sold by Nokia, LG and SonyEricsson.

Raw Data Report: Cell Phones

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:24:49 -0400

iPhone killers?? Wow! Americans have been able to produce a cellphone! First Razr and now iPhone!

iPhone has 0,5 per cent (!) of the worldwide cell phone market and it's declining rapidly (600.000 sold worldwide this quarter, down from 2 million). Virtually none sold in Europe. No need to kill that product. It shall kill itself with its substandard 2 Mpx camera and the price of $600 as there are much better products with 5 Mpx cameras for $1.

If iPhone had been launched 2004 it just might have been competitive in Europe. Now it is unfortunately going the same way as Razr.

Is User Apathy About Smartphones Becoming Apparent?

Fri, 23 May 2008 01:45:24 -0400

Unfortunately iPhone isn't that good, only the hype is.

alatest.co.uk/cellular...

Apple's $199 iPhone Is a Game-Changer

Fri, 02 May 2008 03:50:25 -0400

The user and professional reviews do not seem to agree with Apple fans... And thus the sales are falling sharply.

As you can see 30 phones are regarded better than the iPhone. That isn't very impressive at all.

alatest.co.uk/cellular...

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Apple (AAPL): FQ4 EPS of $1.82 beats by $0.40. Sales of $9.87B vs. $9.2B. Sees FQ1 EPS of $1.70-1.87 vs. consensus of $1.91 on sales of $11.3-11.6B, in line. Sold 3.05M Macs, 10.2M iPods, and 7.4M iPhones during quarter. Gross margin 36.6%. Shares +5.1% AH. (PR)

Motorola Looks Far Better than Other Mobile Internet Players

Buying Apple Today: Like Buying Microsoft in 1998?

Buying Apple Today: Like Buying Microsoft in 1998?

Sector Overview: Handsets

Sector Overview: Handsets

Sector Overview: Handsets

Apple Math: Market Share over Margins

Apple Guidance Can Turn Negative Sentiment on Its Head

Apple Guidance Can Turn Negative Sentiment on Its Head

Apple Guidance Can Turn Negative Sentiment on Its Head

Apple Guidance Can Turn Negative Sentiment on Its Head

Apple Investors Nervous as Earnings Call Approaches

Apple Investors Nervous as Earnings Call Approaches

Did Apple Manufacture a First-Day iPhone Shortage?

Consumers Will Benefit From Smartphone Battle

Consumers Will Benefit From Smartphone Battle

Consumers Will Benefit From Smartphone Battle

Google's Android OS Hits Snags with Mobile Carriers

Apple's Leap from Mediocre to Marvelous

Inside the iPhone: Who's Making What

Raw Data Report: Cell Phones

Is User Apathy About Smartphones Becoming Apparent?

Apple's $199 iPhone Is a Game-Changer