Novice6's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/43373/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/179816-apple-breaks-out-to-new-highs?source=feed#comment-821265 821265 I purchased an early MP3 player made by some large media corporation with some very nice software that loaded onto my Windows machine. It was a good player with headphones and a nice small LCD display so the user could see what was playing or a play list. About 1-2 years later, at least, the iPod came out. Suddenly it was cool to have an MP3 player and _everybody_ bought one.

There was this search engine for the internet called "Alta Vista" by Digital Corporation. It was an excellent search engine. I used it all the time. Then, a company called Google did it better.

There was this thing called a bulletin board only it was based on the phone lines and you could download almost any kind of free software or demo you wanted. Then this thing called Netscape came along.

If anyone somehow thinks that a product that is already "failing" in the market cannot be redone -- and better -- you need to remember the not too distant history of marketing and product innovation in the United States.

Universities want to be able to charge money for the books the students are required to buy or download or read or borrow. It's about the money, the implementation, and the design.


On Dec 24 11:10 PM Constable Odo wrote:

> Isn't this rumor spike going to drop back as soon as another rumor
> disclaiming this rumor takes place? Why the heck is this stock so
> easy to manipulate with rumors? And why a rumor about a tablet that
> so many people think is going to fail as all the other tablets have.
> Do they really think that Apple is going to be able to move huge
> numbers of them? I think Apple can do it if the publishers help
> digitize everything and make the prices for subscriptions reasonable
> enough. Apple may be able to do for publishing what it did for music.
> I would think universities would love to have streaming services
> of books to their students.]]> Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:18:31 -0500 I purchased an early MP3 player made by some large media corporation with some very nice software that loaded onto my Windows machine. It was a good player with headphones and a nice small LCD display so the user could see what was playing or a play list. About 1-2 years later, at least, the iPod came out. Suddenly it was cool to have an MP3 player and _everybody_ bought one.

There was this search engine for the internet called "Alta Vista" by Digital Corporation. It was an excellent search engine. I used it all the time. Then, a company called Google did it better.

There was this thing called a bulletin board only it was based on the phone lines and you could download almost any kind of free software or demo you wanted. Then this thing called Netscape came along.

If anyone somehow thinks that a product that is already "failing" in the market cannot be redone -- and better -- you need to remember the not too distant history of marketing and product innovation in the United States.

Universities want to be able to charge money for the books the students are required to buy or download or read or borrow. It's about the money, the implementation, and the design.


On Dec 24 11:10 PM Constable Odo wrote:

> Isn't this rumor spike going to drop back as soon as another rumor
> disclaiming this rumor takes place? Why the heck is this stock so
> easy to manipulate with rumors? And why a rumor about a tablet that
> so many people think is going to fail as all the other tablets have.
> Do they really think that Apple is going to be able to move huge
> numbers of them? I think Apple can do it if the publishers help
> digitize everything and make the prices for subscriptions reasonable
> enough. Apple may be able to do for publishing what it did for music.
> I would think universities would love to have streaming services
> of books to their students.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/177946-is-gold-bubble-popping?source=feed#comment-803721 803721 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:48:38 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/175487-will-dubai-s-standstill-spark-a-reversal-in-the-dollar?source=feed#comment-779517 779517
On Nov 27 09:47 AM derryl wrote:
> In answer to the question posed in the title of Cam's article I say,
> yes, the Dubai issue will spook the markets and initiate a short
> term pullback where the dollar will temporarily turn higher...]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:01:27 -0500
On Nov 27 09:47 AM derryl wrote:
> In answer to the question posed in the title of Cam's article I say,
> yes, the Dubai issue will spook the markets and initiate a short
> term pullback where the dollar will temporarily turn higher...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/151368-the-other-imminent-china-bubble?source=feed#comment-602453 602453 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:07:53 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/125564-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-426147 426147

On Mar 13 09:12 AM daffy wrote:

> I am curious as to who believes Lewis and Pandit?
> ]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:17:21 -0400

On Mar 13 09:12 AM daffy wrote:

> I am curious as to who believes Lewis and Pandit?
> ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/123717-nine-select-companies-raising-their-dividends?source=feed#comment-411841 411841 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:24:17 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/119172-the-road-to-bank-nationalization?source=feed#comment-379692 379692 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:19:32 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/115331-is-netflix-the-next-apple?source=feed#comment-359821 359821
On Jan 19 09:47 AM Manhook wrote:

> Bryan,
> I think you're missing Apple's biz model and infrastructure possibilities:
> should your blog be "will Apple be the next Netfix?" Consider the
> following possibility:
> Apple introduces this summer a new product with a screen size perhaps
> 2X the iTouch. Then they transform the book business like they did
> to music and attack Amazon's business. Imagine downloading a book
> onto this device (a la Kindle) and being able to read or listen to
> it, with Apple providing the SW to switch back and forth to written/spoken
> word at the user's want....and doing so on the word, without missing
> a beat. Then they expand their digital store to go after the download
> of all digital products with this new device in concert with Apple
> TV. Hello movies! Goodbye Blockbuster and Netflix. Both will see
> declining businesses similar to the decline in music CD sales. Think
> big!
> ]]> Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:43:13 -0500
On Jan 19 09:47 AM Manhook wrote:

> Bryan,
> I think you're missing Apple's biz model and infrastructure possibilities:
> should your blog be "will Apple be the next Netfix?" Consider the
> following possibility:
> Apple introduces this summer a new product with a screen size perhaps
> 2X the iTouch. Then they transform the book business like they did
> to music and attack Amazon's business. Imagine downloading a book
> onto this device (a la Kindle) and being able to read or listen to
> it, with Apple providing the SW to switch back and forth to written/spoken
> word at the user's want....and doing so on the word, without missing
> a beat. Then they expand their digital store to go after the download
> of all digital products with this new device in concert with Apple
> TV. Hello movies! Goodbye Blockbuster and Netflix. Both will see
> declining businesses similar to the decline in music CD sales. Think
> big!
> ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/114087-there-s-unemployment-and-then-there-s-unemployment?source=feed#comment-351607 351607 Other countries are in the same shape we are or worse. They won't have the ability to invade. Our liars have better suits than their liars; that's all.


On Jan 10 08:32 AM Dr.Jackpot wrote:

> Fact is-----most Americans don't do anything PRODUCTIVE. My 22 year
> old grandson (definitely not rich) never did a hard days work that
> I know of. Nobody in my neighborhood does anything or produces anything.
> One way or another (military pensions, federal aid, SS, food stamps,
> paid tuition, government pensions, housing subsidy, etc, etc, etc)
> everyone is on the dole to sit on their butt. So 90 % of us are
> unemployed and the rest are illegals doing the roofing and digging.
> We're not pulling our weight so we are getting soft and squishy and
> won't survive the coming invasion when we renege our debts in 5 years.]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:48:47 -0500 Other countries are in the same shape we are or worse. They won't have the ability to invade. Our liars have better suits than their liars; that's all.


On Jan 10 08:32 AM Dr.Jackpot wrote:

> Fact is-----most Americans don't do anything PRODUCTIVE. My 22 year
> old grandson (definitely not rich) never did a hard days work that
> I know of. Nobody in my neighborhood does anything or produces anything.
> One way or another (military pensions, federal aid, SS, food stamps,
> paid tuition, government pensions, housing subsidy, etc, etc, etc)
> everyone is on the dole to sit on their butt. So 90 % of us are
> unemployed and the rest are illegals doing the roofing and digging.
> We're not pulling our weight so we are getting soft and squishy and
> won't survive the coming invasion when we renege our debts in 5 years.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/105043-aig-needs-more-of-your-grandkids-money?source=feed#comment-302757 302757 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:26:17 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/104891-ebbing-economic-tide-is-lowering-all-boats?source=feed#comment-301126 301126 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:38:23 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/101921-upping-the-stimulus-dosage?source=feed#comment-290939 290939 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:37:03 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/100618-not-your-grandfather-s-great-depression?source=feed#comment-289889 289889 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:49:01 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/95219-retail-sales-report-do-facts-mean-nothing?source=feed#comment-253354 253354 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:56:41 -0400