the old 1998 Nokia is more than most people need...I hope many shorted AAPL when I suggested it...
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Why iPhone to cause AAPL to tank
- Thread starter increasenow
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Quote from wallstprodigy:
Apple is like Starbucks imho. Coffee there is great yeah, but worth $4 a cup? I don't think so. But starbucks creates an experience and thats what it is all about.
I had to quote this out of many posts because it shows the complete disillusion and biased opinion which blinds so many.
First of all, a Starbucks coffee is 2 bucks, not 4. Their expresso drinks are 5 bucks. But guess what, go to any real coffee shop and you will find very similiar prices. In some aspects Starbucks is better, in some it's worse. If you knew how Starbucks was started you would understand why it is a success. It's been done and is still being done on a smaller scale.
Apple is the same way.
No it's not, the marketing schemes were different. Two different business as well.
Just take a look at the iPod, great MP3 player sure. The best? hell no. Tons better out there. But its the experience... the culture.... the PR work... the hip way that make their products be the 'in' thing that gets them off the shelves.
Marketing hype only last so long, it's almost like a ponzi scheme. Quality products & names last and build upon their success while gimmicks & fads constantly need hype input to keep on going. Once AAPL went down that path, it cannot stop without a screeching halt. I mean, look at the Macs, still having problems gaining any share.
When its all said in done people will gladly switch to Cingular, get a slower network, get a decent phone and pay out the ass for it. Why? Because its cool as hell to have one.
It's AT&T/Cingular, possibly the worst cellular service out there. Verizon turned AAPL down because the deal did not make sense. Apparently they were right, and no wonder, Verizon is the best service out there and still manages to charge a premium for it in a very price competitive industry. While AT&T is a company that has not been able to do anything right ever since their monopoly was broken up.
Your new I-phone is worth sh*t if your service does not work right. Have you ever checked the I-phone plans, they are a joke. The battery is a joke. The concept design is just asking for a short lifespan of the phone, just how long do you think that touch screen will last.
It's a hype product which depends on sheep consumers. And they may have been tapped out. Most people who buy hype & fads, do not really have money, it's usually credit cards. A fool and his money are soon parted.
anyone short the AAPL...would have been HUGE!
Quote from increasenow:
here is my opinion only...why iPhone will cause AAPL to tank over time...
1-Way overpriced for the average consumer
2-Average consumer has no need for all the "bells and whistles"
3-Inflated price and huge back-up of inventory creates...devaluation of AAPL stock...
I would say short now and cash in...what do you think??
You dumber than you look.