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At the end of the day, all companies are using any means at their disposal to achieve market dominance. There is no doubt that Apple created the modern version of the SmartPhone. There is also no doubt they build upon the ideas of others and even …
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zoetmb wrote: » I don't think you'll see this kind of predicted growth in the U.S., but maybe in China and if markets open up in India. I think his projections are based on a false assumption: that people will upgrade every year. I think aft…
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No doubt the Kindles are not iPads. But I believe Kindle Fires just displaced Kindle eInk devices. Although we are a 3 iPad family and have no plans to get a Fire, I am still an appreciator of the Fire.
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The only thing I am sure of, is if such a product is real, Apple can announce it months in advance and not hurt themselves. This would also remove the potential for large scale leaks on the features.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Relic My 13 year old daughter got her first iPhone for her birthday last month. She really wanted one because all of her friends have one. I had reservations as the iPhone is a very expensive investment for a young tee…
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Apple is not in direct competition with chip manufacturers. It is a customer. A customer of an industry that developed without Apple as their main customer. I am sure Apple is happy to pit chip suppliers against each other, and happy as well to l…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum Mueller does seem to do a good job of separating facts from his opinion... BTW, I was known as "St. Louis Park Richie" in my youth... St. Louis Park is a fine place.
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Patents and their implied monopoly stimulate research. Including software research and related patents. Although Mueller is open about his dislike for software patents. His comment about a 20 year monopoly being against the public good for somet…
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The beta is quite nice and I got even more out of it by watching several of the "my favorite features" videos on the net.
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Amazing all the things Apple has to do to educate the market in response to those looking to find fault with their new products.
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Quote: Originally Posted by nagromme Thank goodness Margolis is here to step into the spotlight when ?nobody else? at Apple says no to bad design, and the only person who ever did is gone. I don?t think AppleTV has ever been all that great, m…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iSheldon 1.) Why were bumpers given out then? For free? 2.) Why was the antennae design changed? 3.) Why did SJ say to hold it another way? That is if a problem never existed? Just sayin? The problem did and st…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Hazzard Call me one of the crazy ones... but just Think Different with me for a second... Nielsen estimates that the number of U.S. Television Homes is around 115 Million... Apple has near 100 Billion dollars in…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleGreen My guess: A one-time dividend. Something like $20 per share. Of course that would be awesome. We'll see. But it would be a timely distribution in 2012 given that dividends will be taxed more heavily s…
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Prediction: Average margin will be roughly unchanged because a higher percentage of 4G & 32+ GB models will be sold than were for the iPad 2. Statement: iSuppli and other cost estimators have significant errors in their estimates.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Doctor David I say give them another chance. This American Life has a long history of awesome shows. This retraction of the whole show is maybe bigger news than the original podcast. I hadnt looked into Daiseys show …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Xian Zhu Xuande As punishment for actually taking ownership of the mistake? \ I am glad they took ownership. Doesn't mean I have to respect the bad work? Path also got deleted for violating my trust. They also ha…
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This American Life.
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Quote: Originally Posted by thataveragejoe I'm not at all surprised and it's not about losing interest. It's a tablet, not a phone and unsubsidized so the upfront costs are higher. Look how many millions of people JUST bought the iPad2 through th…
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When you are as big as Apple you are going to be used for this purpose. And Apple indeed needs to maintain public trust, so I think so far they have been making all the right moves. But this is here to stay.