financial/investor
09/11/2006, 12:35pm, EDT
Monday, September 11th
Analyst predicts up to 12m iPhone sales
Apple's anticipated mobile phone won't likely debut tomorrow, according to Piper Jaffray senior analyst Gene Munster, but the rumored device could sell between 8 and 12 million sales if it debuts at the Macworld Expo in 2007 and could raise the company's earnings-per-share in its calendar year 2007 by 6-10 percent. "While we do not expect Apple to announce a phone tomorrow, we continue to expect Apple will ship the 'iPhone' within the next 4-6 months," Munster wrote in a research note obtained by MacNN. "Assuming Apple ships the iPhone at Macworld 2007, our sensitivity analysis points to between 6-10 percent upside to Street calendar year earnings-per-share." The analyst admits to a lack of concrete evidence that the handset is near completion or launch, but cites several indications -- such as the registration of the domain name iPhone.org and the trademark name "Mobile Me" -- that Apple is planning to introduce the product.
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Of course, looking at things such as but cites several indications -- such as the registration of the domain name iPhone.org and the trademark name "Mobile Me" -- that Apple is planning to introduce the product.
is pretty telling. I mean, when Apple registered "mammals.org", we all knew what it meant! Apple became THE one-stop online store for buying your various mammals and mammal accessories. And iPhone.org? Well, what else could one want. I mean, they push all those other names as well, like mac.com, itunes.com, imac.com, itools.com (oops, sorry, bad memory for some), etc. Apple is known so much for using all those other web addresses.
And aren't we technically waiting for Apple to finally do something with the trademark name 'vingle'? And "Mobile me"? Is this some kind of intention to push people to visit Alabama? I mean, isn't everyone already mobile?
How can anyone take this garbage seriously?
However, if they DID work on genetic engineering, I can say with some certainty that they'd sell millions and increse their cash reserves 12.6 percent over last year. Just think, there'd be that many more cool people and animals walking around.
So while none of it is fact, just like a court trial, the evidence speaks for itself.
And while I really do hate analysts, they are just doing what they get paid to do... speculate! :)
He's still speculating what he ate for breakfast...gee
just count the beans; is it that hard to do your job??