Novice6

Is Netflix the Next Apple?

Manhook, You're on to something. There were good MP3 players before the iPod came out (I had one), just like Kindle.

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!
>