Apple Inc. (AAPL)

[andrewf]

My feeling is that Apple's stock probably won't ever recover because most investors have unrealistic expectations based on a few past blockbuster innovations, figuring that a company like Apple should be able to keep trotting out revolutionary new products every year. Which of course wouldn't have happened even if Steve Jobs were still alive. So the company itself will continue to be very successful, but that success, and future potential for success, won't be reflected in its share price. It's share of the phone market will decline as well, and my guess is that Apple will gradually settle back to what it was before it invented the iPhone: a highly profitable, innovative niche player.

I think you're right about that, brad.

[cannadian]

um, is that a shared drive?

i don't share drives willingly, there are too many problems

couldn't you just post your study on ratty?

thankx

Hey I'm not too good with computer lingo but it's just the Microsoft version of Google docs (SkyDrive). I didn't want to post it on ratty just because it's 20 pages and there are a bunch of graphs and I would have to copy/paste paragraph by paragraph to reformat it and upload all the graph images..

What are some of the problems with these? I can't be hacked can I?

[humble_pie]

... it's just the Microsoft version of Google docs (SkyDrive). I didn't want to post it on ratty just because it's 20 pages and there are a bunch of graphs

re creating a PDF from the drive document & posting PDF on ratty ... i for one know nothing but there are lots of experts in the forum who might drive by & offer advice/suggestions. In the meantime here are a few sites to browse while seeking inspiration ...

a how-to for starters:
http://www.windows8pdf.com/

or here is a free software:
http://www.pdfforge.org/

you'll see that CNET likes PDF Creator from above pdfforge:
http://download.cnet.com/PDFCreator/...-10558866.html

another software from CNET that seems specific for windows 8:
http://download.cnet.com/PDF-Creator...-75689663.html

[kcowan]

It's share of the phone market will decline as well, and my guess is that Apple will gradually settle back to what it was before it invented the iPhone: a highly profitable, innovative niche player.

+1
When we think back to the iPod and iTunes, it was a genuine innovation in an industry that was rejecting the model. The iPod Touch was what made the iPhone possible. But the bandwidth demands required cooperation from the carriers.

Imagining where the next breakthrough will come is tough. Voice actuation? TV?

[praire_guy]

"What will they think of next?"

I remember when cd's came out, it was the end all be all.

It won't be tough to innovate again

[andrewf]

The thing is, the cell phone as personal portable computing device is already approaching maturity. Any new gadgets are almost inherently going to be more niche. Even a TV won't appeal to as many consumers as a personal portable computer. I don't even own a TV.