Analyst: Apple iWatch could be $6 billion business

33. Mxyzptlk posted on 04 Mar 2013, 15:11 2

I just want them to shut up and take my money.

34. sithvenger (banned) posted on 04 Mar 2013, 15:26 4

Exactly

37. PapaSmurf posted on 04 Mar 2013, 15:49 2

Why would I spend money on something that will probably cost over $100 when my phone already has all the capabilities?

44. Droiddoes (unregistered) posted on 04 Mar 2013, 16:37 3

$100? New apple novelty? That doesn't add up. Expect it to launch at $199 MINIMUM.

6. technut posted on 04 Mar 2013, 11:02 7

Exactly!

8. Ninetysix posted on 04 Mar 2013, 11:17 2

Who here owns apple stock? How does their stock affect us or me as a consumer exactly? Why do people keep on bringing up their stock?

42. BackHandLegend posted on 04 Mar 2013, 16:23 3

To answer your third question, it is because Apple has a reputation of being this company of 'high prestige' for no reason other than a label. The fact that its stock prices are slowly but surely going down means that investors are losing their faith in the company (lack of innovation) and therefore are selling their stocks now to squeeze as much money out as they can. If Apple comes out with something good (which would be a first in a long time) investors would jump at the chance and buy stocks which would increase their value. At the moment Apple is stalling, releasing the same product over and over (4, 4S, 5... 5S?) with no design change and rather wants to sue the competition because it is cheaper than to be creative and invent.

71. Lucas777 posted on 05 Mar 2013, 02:45 0

no reason other than a label? please..

how about record profits and creating the smartphone and tablet market sectors… they have amazing profits and drive a huge part of the economy for one company… they were the single largest company in the world… that is not all because of a name

like apple or not they have high margins and produce fantastic figures.. i agree with your second part -- people have come to expect big things and will not settle for the practical value of apple stock even though it remains undervalued

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76. BackHandLegend posted on 05 Mar 2013, 21:56 0

Apple doesn't drive a huge part of the economy. In case you were wondering the stock market is an indicator of how the economy is doing. Why are Apple stock prices dropping yet the economy is getting better? I mean 90% of computer users are on windows, so OF COURSE it is because a label. It's the same as buying Starbucks's 3 dollar coffee compared to Mc. Donalds's 1 dollar cup.

Here's what Apple should do to get back in the race. (Coming from an Android/Windows/Linux User)

1. The most crucial. REDESIGN Both hardware and software for their handheld devices.

2. Use better motherboards for their macbook and iMac lineup. (They currently use the worst of the worst)

3. Lower their prices. OPTIMIZATION IS KEY TO SELLING AND PROFITS. (If you don't know what it is, take calculous.

It is ridiculous that Apple is a tech giant, yet they fall for their own stupidity. 1500 for a laptop with a mid sized screen in which I can just buy a substitute of equal specs, equal performance, at 2/3 less the cost.

Another thing that would make Apple relevant in the world of computers again, would be to make their OSX Mountain Lion available for all hardware not just locked hardware. MacOS is the most beautiful OS in existence, why isn't it free of its hardware limited shackles?

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75. jroc74 posted on 05 Mar 2013, 19:05 0

Well....not too long ago....some Apple fans felt the need to gloat when Apple hit $700 a share....and at the same time try to diss Google..

Not even knowing that Google hit the number about 2 weeks before Apple. And was the 2nd time since Google became a company that it did.

Trust and believe...if it gets back up to $700....we will see a different comment section than what we see today.

12. Aeires (unregistered) posted on 04 Mar 2013, 11:30 2

My thought was Chen holds a lot of AAPL.

19. Hemlocke (unregistered) posted on 04 Mar 2013, 12:28 1

Yes, damage control, even in the face of today's announcement that the iPhone 5 is still the best-selling phone in the U.S. and the world through the end of February. They have to be crying in Cupertino over that.

26. Droiddoes (unregistered) posted on 04 Mar 2013, 13:41 13

You misspelled 'Galaxy S3'

7. PhoneArenaUser posted on 04 Mar 2013, 11:03 5

It's called marketing propaganda. :)

31. Reluctant_Human posted on 04 Mar 2013, 14:00 4

Its possible if its priced right but that doesn't tend to be Apples way of doing things.

45. Droiddoes (unregistered) posted on 04 Mar 2013, 16:39 4

Yup. I also expect Timex, Casio, Rolex, Swiss, etc etc to be sued over "patent infringement" any day now.

50. sithvenger (banned) posted on 04 Mar 2013, 17:17 0

Awwwwwwwww shut up

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53. Droiddoes (unregistered) posted on 04 Mar 2013, 18:17 3

To take a line from your oh-so-mature toybox of witicisms: make me.

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52. _PHug_ posted on 04 Mar 2013, 17:50 4

Classic.
+1 for you sir

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13. ibap posted on 04 Mar 2013, 11:32 0

People who care about language and don't use the excuse of typing on glass to look like 10-year-olds or e. e. cummings.

14. PhoneArenaUser posted on 04 Mar 2013, 11:34 2

Disagree.

27. Droiddoes (unregistered) posted on 04 Mar 2013, 13:42 4

The 'iPood'

68. rusticguy posted on 05 Mar 2013, 00:08 1

Yea dark. myxtyxpyx and you :)

70. TROLLING (banned) posted on 05 Mar 2013, 01:40 1

Trap its Darkjedi

40. sithvenger (banned) posted on 04 Mar 2013, 16:09 1

If you really think about it, how can they not be?

47. BackHandLegend posted on 04 Mar 2013, 16:45 0

Oh my god... I surely hope you're trolling because if this really is coming out with sincerity than I would consider you the most redundant, iDiot I have ever seen. Please tell me you were joking because this post seriously gave me cancer.

51. Zero0 posted on 04 Mar 2013, 17:37 6

It was satire.

Blame whatever language authorities who refuse to give us sarcasm punctuation.

61. BackHandLegend posted on 04 Mar 2013, 20:18 0

Oh gosh thanks for telling me xD

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59. pixelado posted on 04 Mar 2013, 18:55 0

yeah, they should sue Sony for stealing their innovations since 2010.

Damn copycats, can't they innovate on their own? Jeesh!

62. Zero0 posted on 04 Mar 2013, 20:31 0

Recent articles suggest that Nike stole Apple's idea even before that.

Johnny Ive in fact purchased some of the offending devices, to ascertain that Nike took Apple's technology before it even existed.

72. pixelado posted on 05 Mar 2013, 05:17 0

Wow, they're using time travel just to steal ideas from Apple!

Remember when Google stole Apple's.revolutionary drag-down statusbar from iOS5 and put it on Android since 2008? They should declare thermonuclear war to Android right now, it's a stolen and unoriginal product.

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54. technut posted on 04 Mar 2013, 18:25 3

I strongly disagree. I think it will be a great product, but it's no where near as innovative as Google glass.

63. sithvenger (banned) posted on 04 Mar 2013, 20:39 0

But you haven't seen it yet.

74. androiddownsouth posted on 05 Mar 2013, 08:54 0

I realize I have not seen it yet, but I also can't imagine it having any features I would need/want that my smartphone can't provide, and I don't see any chance it looks better than a Movado watch, imho. More power to those that want one of these. Not my bag, not my style dude.