Tag Archive | "Punditry"
Analyst comically suggests Apple should release iPhone Nano and iPhone Touch
Sanford Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi issued a note to investors today in which he asserted that Apple needs to come out with an iPhone Nano and an iPhone Touch. Don’t adjust your computer screens – you read that correctly. Sacconaghi argues that since Apple sells more units as its products become cheaper and cheaper, Apple […]
Continue reading...Rob Enderle tries to write about Apple.. hijinks ensue
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Rob Enderle’s latest article is a perfect example of how he’s either not qualified to write about tech, or that his bias against Apple is so great that he can’t possibly write about Apple without sounding like a complete fool. In his latest article, he argues that Apple going after Palm will turn Apple into […]
Continue reading...How to write about Apple when you actually know nothing – Bloomberg Style!
Monday, February 2, 2009
Take a look at this recent article from Bloomberg. It’s basically an amalgamation of random sound bites jumbled together in a failed attempt to cover the potential for a patent dispute between Apple and Palm. The title of the article is “Apple May Use ‘Nuclear Arsenal’ to Delay IPhone Rival”, and the authors show a […]
Continue reading...Analyst still down on Apple, and why the iPod market might not be saturated
Friday, January 23, 2009
Apple announced stellar earnings this week, but one analyst remained unimpressed. Last week, RBC analyst Mike Abramsky downgraded Apple to an “Underperform” rating and lowered his price target for the stock down to $70. Surprisingly, though, Abramsky’s view of Apple didn’t change much, if at all, following Apple’s earnings conference call earlier this week. Abramsky […]
Continue reading...Apple netbooks and why analysts are clueless
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
With Apple set to announce earnings later today, talk of Apple sales suffering due to the increasing popularity of netbooks is rampant. It’s a valid point to make, and if consumers want an Apple netbook, then more power to ’em. It’s a whole another story, however, when analysts start predicting doom for Apple because it […]
Continue reading...“Coverage of Steve Jobs’ health issues has not been journalism’s finest hour”
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Dan Miller of Macworld has an interesting article describing the amateur-ish manner in which a number of journalists have gone about covering the Steve Jobs health issue. Whether it’s predicting the death of Apple, or relying on financial analysts to make medical judgments, the number of ill-informed, and often times malicious, articles about Steve Jobs’ […]
Continue reading...More buffoonery from “industry experts” about Apple
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Hat tip to John Gruber of DaringFireball for finding this gem from Rob Enderle about the current happenings at Apple. “Steve Jobs is the Ronald McDonald of Apple, he is the face,” said Rob Enderle of Silicon Valley research company Enderle Group. “They either need to redefine the company so his role is divided among […]
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
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