Comments on: Why It’s a Good Time for Apple Phone http://gigaom.com/2007/01/02/why-its-a-good-time-for-apple-phone/ The Business of Technology Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:47:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Aaron Huslage http://gigaom.com/2007/01/02/why-its-a-good-time-for-apple-phone/#comment-80713 Aaron Huslage Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:24:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/02/why-its-a-good-time-for-apple-phone/#comment-80713 <p>I think that tying the options things to product launches is a strange thing. Apple is certainly a very savvy marketing company, and they have handled this thing quite well. But Apple is a products company and they have more or less resolved the options thing. </p> <p>The press talking about it won't have any effect on sales or on any product launches.</p> I think that tying the options things to product launches is a strange thing. Apple is certainly a very savvy marketing company, and they have handled this thing quite well. But Apple is a products company and they have more or less resolved the options thing.

The press talking about it won’t have any effect on sales or on any product launches.

]]> By: pwb http://gigaom.com/2007/01/02/why-its-a-good-time-for-apple-phone/#comment-80711 pwb Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:05:17 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/02/why-its-a-good-time-for-apple-phone/#comment-80711 <p>So Apple takes a $20m charge for worthless options. That's why options expesning is so lame until a decent valuation scheme is produced. Black/Scholes clearly doesn't work for employee options.</p> So Apple takes a $20m charge for worthless options. That’s why options expesning is so lame until a decent valuation scheme is produced. Black/Scholes clearly doesn’t work for employee options.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2007/01/02/why-its-a-good-time-for-apple-phone/#comment-80709 Om Malik Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:10:53 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/02/why-its-a-good-time-for-apple-phone/#comment-80709 <p>Well if it keeps showing up on the front page of your local newspaper, the average consumer would care.</p> Well if it keeps showing up on the front page of your local newspaper, the average consumer would care.

]]> By: PXLated http://gigaom.com/2007/01/02/why-its-a-good-time-for-apple-phone/#comment-80707 PXLated Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:44:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/02/why-its-a-good-time-for-apple-phone/#comment-80707 <p>Does the average consumer care/know?</p> Does the average consumer care/know?

]]> By: Stacy Young http://gigaom.com/2007/01/02/why-its-a-good-time-for-apple-phone/#comment-80705 Stacy Young Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:56:48 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/02/why-its-a-good-time-for-apple-phone/#comment-80705 <p>It won't be a factor. Old news within couple months. That's my bet.</p> It won’t be a factor. Old news within couple months. That’s my bet.

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