[opendtv] Re: News: Video board approves Apple-supported codecs

> I think any retail product has a limited lifespan, but the success of 
> the iPod has never been related to what it actually does: it's a 

Right. How many people buy an iPod not to listen to music. None. If the
iPod were all about flashy marketing for a crappy product it would have
died at gen 1.

> understand (because I don't have the need for, nor interest in, 
> portable music) but it's way beyond what the device does and how well 
> it works.

If you have no clue how can you make an informed decision.
 
> And definitely it has a limited life - in fact, given that wall 
> street are now sending Apple's stock price sky high on the basis of 
> the success of the iPod, it must almost be dead. ("Wall street" and 
> analysts have such a bad track record I wonder why anyone pays any 
> attention).

You'd better believe it. Almost a year ago Apple put out a press release
saying they would never do a video or photo iPod and would never stray
from their core audience. That must be why they have the photo iPod out
and rumors of a video iPod circulate. Other companies like Creative Labs
(#2) have gone so far as to make it known that their intent is to
dethrone the iPod. When WalMart starts carrying those cheap chinese iPod
ripoffs at a fraction of the cost you watch the numbers turn around.
Wall street technology analysts.. yeah.. their worth was proven in the
dot com era... not.

Cheers
Kon

 
 
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