Apple Prepares For the Coming iPod Slump 340
Hugh Pickens writes "Companies like AOL have stagnated along with the products that made them successful as a mature market and downward pressure on prices led to a nasty death spiral, but Saul Hansell writes in the NY Times that Apple has used its amazing six-year run with the iPod to nurture other business lines. Even though the number of iPods sold this quarter grew only 1 percent from the same quarter a year ago, Apple should be able to sustain itself with three business lines that will help it withstand a collapse in the MP3-player market: a continuing revenue stream from the iPods that have already been sold because of the iTunes Store, product upgrades to the iPhone and iPod Touch that are so different that they may well appeal to a significant number of iPod users, and perhaps most significantly, sales of the Macintosh which showed an increase of 51 percent by units and 54 percent by dollars."
What about an 80-column card? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What about an 80-column card? (Score:3, Funny)
I'd pass on that, as it doesn't really benefit my favorite SubLogic program.
Mac Sales (Score:5, Funny)
Sounds like Vista is paying dividends for somebody.
Eureka! The iPod killer (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What about an 80-column card? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Is this the iPod slump from three years ago? (Score:5, Funny)
No, no, you're getting that confused with the Year of the Linux Desktop(TM) again. Keep it straight, man!
Re:cant wait for those 64gb iPod Touch's... (Score:5, Funny)
Yup, your Gf is unlikely to complain if I buy one also
Re:batteries (Score:0, Funny)
Re:What about an 80-column card? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Is this the iPod slump from three years ago? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:History repeats itself (Score:3, Funny)
Perpetual? Really?
I think you're having a seniors moment. I empathize, I use the wrong walrus in sentences all the time.
Cheers
Re:iPod choices are going downhill (Score:5, Funny)
I live in NYC, you insensitive clod.
Re:batteries (Score:1, Funny)
Did you forget to post anonymously, or did you actually want to have your name associated with that reply?
Re:Why I bought something else (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Apple will continue to sell Ipods... (Score:5, Funny)
entirely.
What's really funny about this is that you seem to have it totally backwards. Your attitude puts you smack dab in the middle of the Mac stereotype.
Check out stuffwhitepeoplelike sometime. The Mac user is supposed to be a yuppie elitist who likes to brag about not owning a TV, drives a Hybrid, shops at flea markets, participates in athletic activities for fun (jogging, cycling, etc), listens to electronic music, and generally disdains middle america. In other words, you.
I'm a Mac user, but I guess it all makes sense because I'm a Bay Area elitist who drives a BMW and commuted 60 miles to work by bicycle today.
My only failing is that I refuse to apologize for the fact that I watch TV when I have nothing better to do.