Macworld: Analysts, Others Take Stock Of Tuesday’s Announcements

Apple Wows Investors: Gene Munster, analyst, Piper Jaffray: “The iPod number was shocking.” Apple’s shares rose 5.5 percent, up $4.18 to $80.23 in late trading.
Jobs basks in iPod sales, plugs Macs with Intel chips: Tim Bajarin, tech analyst, Creative Strategies: “I think they can sell another 32 million iPods this year. … I don’t see the iPod phenomeon slowing down one bit.”

– Apple packs surprise with Intel PC launch: analysts: Ted Schadler, tech analyst, Forrester Research: “Intel is clearly going to be a driver of where Apple is going to go. Intel is focused on areas that are right in Apple’s sweet spot – mobility and entertainment.”

Brave New MacWorld: “Though the many iPod product launches of 2005 smacked of desperation to stay on top, Apple’s numbers indicate simple success.”

Apple posts strong holiday quarter, shares up 6 pct: Michael Gartenberg, digital music analyst, Jupiter Research: “Apple clearly had a runaway fourth quarter — 14 million is an incredible number for them to have sold. … It clearly solidifies their position, not just as the leading player, but the dominant player.”

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