Another take: Steve Jobs appearance not expected Sept. 9
Wall Street analysts are divided on whether Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will appear at next week's iPod-centric event, as another firm has said his presence would be a "welcome surprise," but is not anticipated.
Analyst Shaw Wu with Kaufman Bros. released a note to investors Tuesday morning in which he predicted that Jobs will not personally unveil new iPods. That's a different take than the one sent out only hours before by Gene Munster with Piper Jaffray, who said he believes that a keynote from Jobs would be the biggest news of Sept. 9. Wu, however, believes the keynote will be delivered by Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.
"It is not clear that Steve Jobs will be present," Wu said, "but most would welcome his appearance as a positive surprise."
Wu and Munster agree on most everything else, though. New iPods are a given this point, and are expected to be equipped with cameras. Wu also believes that a new version of iTunes with social media capabilities will be unveiled.
The analyst also does not expect an appearance of Apple's upcoming tablet device, expected to arrive in early 2010. Following up on a report from last month that Apple was exploring touchscreen devices of 4 inches to 12 inches in size, Wu said any tablet and/or sub-notebook devices won't be announced until next year.
Wu does predict that the iPod refresh will include more storage for devices with lower price points. He has maintained his "outperform" rating for AAPL stock, with a price target of $184.
"It will be interesting what storage capacities and price points Apple decides to set for these new iPods," he said. "Most recently, Microsoft announced a new Zune HD with 16GB of storage for $220 compared to Apple's current 8GB iPod touch for $229."
Analyst Shaw Wu with Kaufman Bros. released a note to investors Tuesday morning in which he predicted that Jobs will not personally unveil new iPods. That's a different take than the one sent out only hours before by Gene Munster with Piper Jaffray, who said he believes that a keynote from Jobs would be the biggest news of Sept. 9. Wu, however, believes the keynote will be delivered by Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.
"It is not clear that Steve Jobs will be present," Wu said, "but most would welcome his appearance as a positive surprise."
Wu and Munster agree on most everything else, though. New iPods are a given this point, and are expected to be equipped with cameras. Wu also believes that a new version of iTunes with social media capabilities will be unveiled.
The analyst also does not expect an appearance of Apple's upcoming tablet device, expected to arrive in early 2010. Following up on a report from last month that Apple was exploring touchscreen devices of 4 inches to 12 inches in size, Wu said any tablet and/or sub-notebook devices won't be announced until next year.
Wu does predict that the iPod refresh will include more storage for devices with lower price points. He has maintained his "outperform" rating for AAPL stock, with a price target of $184.
"It will be interesting what storage capacities and price points Apple decides to set for these new iPods," he said. "Most recently, Microsoft announced a new Zune HD with 16GB of storage for $220 compared to Apple's current 8GB iPod touch for $229."
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"It is not clear that Steve Jobs will be present," Wu said, "but most would welcome his appearance as a positive surprise."
I don't expect him to make a appearance.
Apple needs to make it's transition to a new leader, unfortunately no one is nearly as qualified.
So it looks like we will still have him in charge, but a reduced capacity, for as long as possible.
I wish it could be forever, and I wish he has enough time to realize all his dreams to influence the future of computing and not get cut short like Walt Disney did (EPCOT).
Keep up the good fight Steve and thanks for bringing back the 15" matte screen MacBook Pro!
I know being frail like that means you get tired very easily, but even a pre-recorded video for everyone wouldn't be THAT strenuous.
Perhaps he's so frail, he's been ordered to stay out of public view so people don't think he's about to die and start pulling out.
Keep up the good fight Steve and thanks for bringing back the 15" matte screen MacBook Pro!
And we look forward to the upcoming 13" matte screen MacBook Pros and new matte screen iMacs! Thank you Steve!
From here on out we're only going to see him for blockbuster events. Like when the tablet is ready. Introducing new iPods has become little more than an earnings call. It's not that exciting. Add a camera, add some more buttons to iTunes. It's not Steve-worthy.
Same with the Macbooks. I think they're running out of stuff to add. Unibody. SD slot. Look at Snow Leopard. They're all great things but they're not the leaps that drove the switcher stampede.
This stuff is starting to plateau in terms of feature saturation. No, I'm not the guy who thinks everything has been invented. But in terms of catalysts to drive big-time growth of this stock I'm starting to wonder.
For the first time I'm starting to consider selling.
I think Apple would be fine if he just stayed behind the curtain. It would be more in line with his desires to keep his life private. Being a publicity monger and then being offended if people asks private questions might be considered contradictory. It usually doesn't work that way.
They are fine without Jobs, actually. I wonder if they will do better with Jobs though..
They are fine without Jobs, actually. I wonder if they will do better with Jobs though..
But they really aren't without Jobs, he can run the company without having to do the presentations.
The only thing that would be interesting is if Apple introduces something other than an iPod touch with 3GS-class internals starting at $229 for 16GB.
But they really aren't without Jobs, he can run the company without having to do the presentations.
For Sj to front any presentation now would be a mistake and a step back. Apple has definitely moved on and will (need to) be the better for it. Were the Fab Four to be announced on iTunes, however, and were Macca and Ringo to appear, it wouldn't be out of order for SJ to make an appearance with them, I guess. I don't think it'll happen, but that is really the only scenario I can imagine where SJ would appear on stage. Even when the tablet is introduced I can't see it happening.
But they really aren't without Jobs, he can run the company without having to do the presentations.
True that. And he makes Apple's stock prices rise!
For God sakes! Get the Beatles catalog on iTunes already!!!
Just buy the CD, rip it, and pass on the love.
By the way, does the estate of King of Pop get any cut off the sale of these CDs?
Just buy the CD, rip it, and pass on the love.
By the way, does the estate of King of Pop get any cut off the sale of these CDs?
have to pay off all the debts to the hedge funds first
Apple doesn't generally preview product. The only reason they showed the iPhone early was that it needed to go through 6 months of FCC approvals, so the cat was out of the bag anyway. (50 bonus points to anyone who can correlate that phrase to 'buying a pig in a poke' without looking it up.)
There's no value to Apple in showing their hand without being able to start the money machine immediately rolling.
I don't think the tablet will be shown until the day its ready to sell.
Apple doesn't generally preview product. The only reason they showed the iPhone early was that it needed to go through 6 months of FCC approvals, so the cat was out of the bag anyway. (50 bonus points to anyone who can correlate that phrase to 'buying a pig in a poke' without looking it up.)
There's no value to Apple in showing their hand without being able to start the money machine immediately rolling.
Didn't you forget the, ahem, AppleTV?
Announced by Steve Sept 2006; available for sale March 2007.
I know it's just a "hobby", but....
For God sakes! Get the Beatles catalog on iTunes already!!!
The Beatles (Tube) !
A Day in the Life
A Hard Day's Night
A Taste of Honey
Across The Universe
Act Naturally
All I've got to Do
All My Loving
All Together Now
All You Need Is Love
And I Love Her
And Your Bird Can Sing
Anna (Go To Him)
Another Girl
Any Time At All
Ask Me Why
Baby It's You
Baby You're A Rich Man
Bad Boy
Because
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
Birthday
Blackbird
Blue Jay Way
Boys
Can't Buy Me Love
Carry That Weight
Chains
Come Together
Cry Baby Cry
Day Tripper
Dear Prudence
Devil In Her Heart
Dig A Pony
Dig It
Dizzy Miss Lizzie
Do You Want to Know a Secret
Doctor Robert
Don't Bother Me
Don't Let Me Down
Don't Pass Me By
Drive My Car
Eight Days a Week
Eleanor Rigby
Every Little Thing
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except For Me and My Monkey
Everybody's Trying to be My Baby
Fixing a Hole
Flying (instrumental)
For No One
For You Blue
Free As A Bird
From Me To You
Get Back
Getting Better
Girl
Glass Onion
Golden Slumbers
Good Day Sunshine
Good Morning, Good Morning
Good Night
Got To Get You Into My Life
Happiness is a Warm Gun
Hello, Goodbye
Help
Helter Skelter
Her Majesty
Here Comes The Sun
Here, There And Everywhere
Hey Bulldog
Hey Jude
Hold Me Tight
Honey Don't
Honey Pie
I Am the Walrus
I Call Your Name
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
I Feel Fine
I Me Mine
I Need You
I Saw Her Standing There
I Should Have Known Better
I Wanna Be Your Man
I Want To Hold Your Hand
I Want To Tell You
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
I Will
I'll Be Back
I'll Cry Instead
I'll Follow the Sun
I'll Get You
I'm a Loser
I'm Down
I'm Just Happy to Dance with You
I'm Looking Through You
I'm Only Sleeping
I'm so tired
I've Got A Feeling
I've Just Seen a Face
If I Fell
If I Needed Someone
In My Life
It Won't Be Long
It's All Too Much
It's Only Love
Julia
Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey
Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand
Lady Madonna
Let it Be
Little Child
Long Tall Sally
Long, Long, Long
Love Me Do
Love You To
Lovely Rita
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Maggie Mae
Magical Mystery Tour
Martha My Dear
Matchbox
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Mean Mr. Mustard
Michelle
Misery
Money (That's What I Want)
Mother Nature's Son
Mr. Moonlight
No Reply
Norwegian Wood
Not a Second Time
Nowhere Man
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Octopus's Garden
Oh! Darling
Old Brown Shoe
One After 909
Only A Northern Song
P.S. I Love You
Paperback Writer
Penny Lane
Piggies
Please Mister Postman
Please Me
Polythene Pam
Rain
Real Love
Revolution 1
Revolution 9
Rock and Roll Music
Rocky Raccoon
Roll Over Beethoven
Run For Your Life
Savoy Truffle
Sexy Sadie
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
She Loves You
She Said, She Said
She's A Woman
She's Leaving Home
Sie Liebt Dich
Slow Down
Something
Strawberry Fields Forever
Sun King
Taxman
Tell Me What You See
Tell Me Why
Thank You Girl
The Ballad of John And Yoko
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
The End
The Fool On The Hill
The Inner Light
The Long And Winding Road
The Night Before
The Word
There's A Place
Things We Said Today
Think For Yourself
This Boy
Ticket to Ride
Till There was You
Tomorrow Never Knows
Twist and Shout
Two of Us
Wait
We Can Work It Out
What Goes On
What You're Doing
When I Get Home
When I'm Sixty-Four
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Why don't we do it in the road
Wild Honey Pie
With a Little Help From My Friends
Within You Without You
Words of Love
Yellow Submarine
Yer Blues
Yes It Is
Yesterday
You Can't Do That
You Know My Name
You Like Me Too Much
You Never Give Me Your Money
You Really Got a Hold on Me
You Won't See Me
You're Going to Lose That Girl
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
Your Mother Should Know
The Beatles video from Albums:
Please Me
With The Beatles
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles For Sale
Help!
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles - White Album
Yellow Submarine
Abbey Road
Let It Be
Past Masters Volume 1
Past Masters Volume 2
Let me start you off..
http://www.beatlestube.net/video.php...ay+in+the+Life
A little note... The email this came to me from was an @apple.com address... Enjoy! I think the one I picked to start was... Pretty fitting...
--- NO it wasn't Steve Jobs, or any Exec---