Comments on: Apple Conference Call: Yes on “Pro,” Cannibalizing iPods, No on Netbooks

By: Could A Dockable iPhone Be A Better Netbook?

Could A Dockable iPhone Be A Better Netbook? — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:01:27 +0000

[...] product category. While Microsoft has a complicated relationship with the netbook phenomenon, and Apple is downright contemptuous, consumers voted with their wallets and made the netbook the hottest-selling category in computers. [...]

By: Mister

Mister — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:13:32 +0000

I am quite happy with my dell mini 9 hackint0sh. I do everything I normally do on my iMac (code, analyze stats, watch movies, listen to music/radio…) and I don’t have to break my back with a 5lb laptop (its roughly 2lbs). Apple is missing the point of the usefulness of netbooks. It’s not about how much horse power you can pack into a tiny package. It has to be functional. If the proof of concept of hackint0sh netbooks haven’t persuaded Apple of the usefulness of OSX on a1.6GHz Atom with 2GB ram, then they are just blind and greedy. They are obviously not going to cannibalize their current 13″ Pro or the soon-to-be-extinct Air. For Apple to start making a tiny Mac and sell it at $400-500 would be disaster since their phone costs more than that ($800 no contract). Basically, it is impossible for Apple to make a netbook and to justify a low price. If they made one, it would be expensive and wouldn’t sell. So you keep hearing the stupid excuse about shoddy parts, cramped keyboard (it’s not thaaaaat bad), etc. So that’s my take on the Apple’s stance and netbooks. If they trim their lineup and make a subsidized netbook (like some companies sell the Dell mini 9 along with a 3G stick subscription), they might make some money.

A tablet would be good for reading (it would be a kindle and Sony ebook reader killer) and maybe video editing (unless it’s got an Atom, but image typing on it. How are you going to hold it while you stand waiting for a bus? Are you proficient with one hand (well, maybe a dumb question, caz you might be)? At a coffee shop, are you going to lay it flap and bend over it just to see the screen without distortion? Regardless, a tablet only seems cool. But you soon realize that everything you can do on it, your iPhone or iPod touch or my netbook can do and does it better. It’s an unnecessary expense during this economy without which most can definitely survive (not fanboys though). I predict that this will be a flop unless they pull some crazy shtuff with it.

My 2 pennies.

Mister

By: Apple, Foxconn Comment on Worker’s Death

Apple, Foxconn Comment on Worker’s Death — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:01:13 +0000

[...] may have been Apple’s quarterly earnings conference call, but its financial performance was somewhat overshadowed by the tragic death of a worker at an [...]

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:00:32 +0000

In response to the decline ipods (classic) the main reason why I bought the classic over touch after my previous one died was storage. I would rather have 120 GB of storage than 32, especially for the long trips and commutes I go on.

By: Ditchdoc68

Ditchdoc68 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:28:21 +0000

If Apple is ‘cannibalizing’ itself, what does that make Apple….. a cannibal or a vegetarian?

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:35:15 +0000

“Cannibalization” isn’t so much a metaphor but a very common and long-standing business term. Still, it’s interesting that Apple is alright with iPod touches and iPhones stealing market share from traditional iPods… it probably aligns with their long-term strategy.

By: Vox

Vox — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:42:00 +0000

I have to, regretfully, agree with James Dempsey…24hr battery life? on a tablet? with 3G? not only no, but hell no! Not in any tablet you’d be able to carry with you (never mind willing to…just able to).

By: James Dempsey

James Dempsey — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:46:02 +0000

24-hour battery life on a large screen tablet with “full-time” (assuming you mean “always-on”) connection – LMAO!!!! I would love a million dollars… and I think I **might** have a better chance at getting it than you do of getting that device! ;)

By: Numerius Negidius

Numerius Negidius — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:54:03 +0000

I want an iTablet.

The current iPhone and iTouch are nice, but the screen is too small for serious reading of web surfing, the battery wears out quickly, and there’s not enough storage for my music collection – let alone movies and photos. Also, my employer already provides me with a Blackberry, and I don’t need another phone.

I want my iTablet to have a full-time 3G Internet connection, lots of storage (256GB+), and long battery life (24 hours+). I’m don’t really care about the purchase price, as long as the monthly service fee is low.

I’ll have my entire library of books on it, and I’ll re-subscribe to magazines and newspapers which I let lapse due to all the unwanted stacks of paper. I’ll download the movies on my “wish list”, and take my entire music and photo collection with me everywhere I go.

I’ll have it with me in the living room when I watch TV, and I’ll curl up in bed with it for late night reading. When I go out, I’ll put it in my bag, in the space formerly occupied by books and magazines. I’ll use it for reading on the train while I listen to my favorite tunes. I’ll check email at work. When I’m planning with friends, I’ll use it to find movie listings, maps, and restaurant reviews. I’ll use it to play a game or watch a movie when I’m killing time at the airport or on a long flight.

When can I have it?

By: Dagpotter

Dagpotter — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:49:02 +0000

After carrying around my HP notebook for a trip I wouldn’t trade it for my full sized laptop. At about 5 lbs with the power supply it still worked for my writing as it has a 90% solution keyboard. Technically I can do the work I need on my iPhone but it wouldn’t be anywhere as easy.