Apple iPhone Rumors Again
Posted by Narasu Rebbapragada | Wednesday, September 06, 2006 2:18 PM PT
Two pieces of news rolled across my desktop this morning: one real and one theoretical. In the "news you can use" category, Apple has revamped its iMac line. PC World's Editor in Chief reports on that in his
Techlog.
And in the "some day my prince will come" category, some analysts are saying that Apple is close enough to producing an iPhone that investors should consider buying Apple stock.
AppleInsider has that story.
When Apple rumbles (as it did when announcing an invite-only event next week), people cry iPhone. Of course, there's almost as much gossip going around about an
iTunes movie download service. It does seem that Apple is working on some sort of iPod-based phone. Apple's own executives in a recent quarterly earnings call have alluded to something in that vein. If Apple's iTunes/iPod strategy is any indicator, the company could forgo profits on reselling wireless service in order to own and control the wireless experience for the hardware, on which Apple would make money.
How that would play out in a U.S. market dominated by Cingular, Verizon, and the like is unclear, but Apple doesn't traditionally look for large market-share, just a niche premium consumer base with potential to grow. Plus, it can be argued that Apple's previous attempts to collaborate with existing handset manufacturers--think Motorola Rokr and Slvr--have not met wild applause. Apple does better when it controls the whole hardware and software experience as it could with an iPod phone.
Rumors put the iPhone release sometime in 2007. It's hard to argue with that. What do you think?
I'd been using a Treo600 with an apple logo stuck to it's cover for the past 7 months. I'm wishing that Apple would make a phone because I can't carry too many things around on me, and having a single device would be great: my Treo is good for everything but music. Actually, it does, with internet radio, internet TV, and built in MP3 software on 1 gig SD card storage. However, it's still not easy to use, requiring a custom plug to use headsets v.s. earplugs while using the phone for making calls.
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"Apple doesn't traditionally look for large market-share, just a niche premium consumer base with potential to grow."
Are you smoking crack? You think the iPod is a niche device? Do you think Apple will be happy owning a small niche of the cellphone market if they see the opportunity to dominate a segment of it? Lol!
Your point that "the company could forgo profits on reselling wireless service in order to own and control the wireless experience for the hardware, on which Apple would make money," makes a lot of sense though, and is well made.
Yeah, an iPhone for 2007 without a doubt.
"Apple doesn't traditionally look for large market-share, just a niche premium consumer base with potential to grow."
Wow. Its one thing to be arrogant, its another to be ignorant.
We are watching Apple begin its end-game strategy to finally exert its dominance into the consumer tech market, and the PC-side is still sitting back fat and happy, blissfully dismissing Apple as a "niche" player.
Its not even going to be close once the typical Windows user actually *touches* an Apple-designed device and finds out how they've been misled. First the iPod, then the iPhone. . .then the computer/home digital entertainment center/control center, whatever.
Not even close.
"Apple doesn't traditionally look for large market-share, just a niche premium consumer base with potential to grow."
Wow. Its one thing to be arrogant, its another to be ignorant.
We are watching Apple begin its end-game strategy to finally exert its dominance into the consumer tech market, and the PC-side is still sitting back fat and happy, blissfully dismissing Apple as a "niche" player.
Its not even going to be close once the typical Windows user actually *touches* an Apple-designed device and finds out how they've been misled. First the iPod, then the iPhone. . .then the computer/home digital entertainment center/control center, whatever.
Not even close.
An iPhone is a horrible idea. I mean, Steve Jobs building the first mac was a mistake from the beginning. Why should a computer company begin producing a cellular device that is powered by a music software? I think it is a stupid idea. Just because apple figures out how to incorporate music storage into everything doesn't mean they should dominate, or have a niche in every market because people happen to like music. I concur with the previous postee and say that people are being misled into a life of formal corporate anarchy.
An iPhone is a horrible idea. I mean, Steve Jobs building the first mac was a mistake from the beginning. Why should a computer company begin producing a cellular device that is powered by a music software? I think it is a stupid idea. Just because apple figures out how to incorporate music storage into everything doesn't mean they should dominate, or have a niche in every market because people happen to like music. I concur with the previous postee and say that people are being misled into a life of formal corporate anarchy.
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