Good discussions on this post, as several have mentioned. I wanted to
share an article with all of you that gives the best unbiased
accessment I have seen so far of the iPhone.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6149195.html
The iPhone is to me personally, outstanding and revolutionary, just as
Apple says. But what it is to the stock market is a different story.
Dan's post was quite good but I think his numbers reflect his vision of
what Apple's potential is, not the real world. The iPod, when it first
came out had problems, and so to will the iPhone. But the great thing
about Apple is that they follow up with great customer service and they
continue to improve on the "right idea". The right idea is that the
iPhone is really a mini computer. And the best part, is that it's
connected to the mother ship, the Apple computer. To me, the reason
that the ipod and iphone are so great is that they are extentions of an
awesome computer and especially OS10. I have never been interested in a
PDA until now that I have seen the beauty of the iPhone. Also don't
forget that Steve Jobs can count on one thing, loyal Apple customers.
He knows that there are plenty of Apple fans who will buy the phone
because it's cool, it's Apple, and it connects to the mother ship. I
know I will. FYI, I sold yesterday because I think that the stock will
dip before earnings report. Why? People will do just what I did, take
profits. The stock was down around $50 six months ago and was $81 just
2 weeks ago. Apple has risen 20% in two weeks! Also, Apple is in a
different league with the iPhone. The iPod competed with small players,
nothing like the behemoths in Verizon, Nokia, Motorola, etc. I agree
with Becca, this summer Apple will dip because all ot the news will
come out about short battery life, smudgey screen from fingerprints
causing scratching,.... who knows. A perfect buying opportunity. Thanks
to all who help educate me, I enjoy all the posts.