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Technology Stocks : Apple Inc.
AAPL 271.84-0.4%Dec 31 3:59 PM EST
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To: slacker711 who wrote (44634)5/12/2005 9:28:07 PM
From: JP Sullivan  Read Replies (1) of 213177
 
How do you define long-term?

By longer term I meant 12-18 months, depending on a number of factors, for example:

1. Price--how quickly this falls to a level that is attractive to the mainstream user

2. Battery life--camera, PDA, video capabilities certainly take their toll on the battery, which doesn't leave much time for taking calls or continuous music playing unless battery life improves dramatically; there's also the issue of charge time

3. Soft features, i.e. interface, ease of use (e.g. music management, mode of download, etc.)

It would be very difficult--more likely disastrous--for AAPL to compete directly with the likes of Nokia and Samsung in the handset arena. Teaming up with a powerful player like MOT seems to be a viable alternative although it remains to be seen how successful this partnership will be for AAPL. (I wish MOT would release that phone already!)

-we-
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