Why iPod Can't Save Apple

MadMirko writes "MacNN quotes an article from Money Magazine titled Why iPod can't save Apple, which says 'the buzz on the digital music player and "swank" storefronts are masking an ebbing bottom line, noting reduced CPU sales (resulting a shrinking marketshare), decreased profits (in part due to the lower-margin iPod and little-to-no profit at the iTunes Music Store), failure of the iPod to drive CPU sales, failure of the retail stores to increase marketshare, hidden retail store costs, no operational income, and little value in the stock.'"

Comments

Re:Well...they do have a point....

[fm6]

BSD Trolls are Dying!

Re:Rolling Stones??

[theLOUDroom]

Give me a break... The Rolling Stones will die when Keith Richards and Mick Jagger are both dead.

Except that both those guys have enough money to fund the development of a replacement for any failing organ in their body, or possibly totally artificial bodies, thus living forever :)

Re:Apple has to make a decision

[scottennis]

The coolest thing I saw last year from my apartment balcony was a cop pulling over a Segway rider to give 'em a ticket.

So far this year the coolest thing I've seen was a guy sitting in a Starbucks, eating wilted salad from an old CoolWhip container.

This is all a round-about way to explain what people really mean when they say Apples are "cool".

another indication that Apply is dying

[hak1du]

is its user community: anybody who says that Apple is less than perfect is moderated as a "Troll". That kind of blind zealotry in its user community usually happens with companies that are in serious trouble. Thanks for reinforcing my point.

Re:OS X for Unix shops

[easter1916]

Marry me!

ObTheOnion

[BorgCopyeditor]

Obligatory Onion reference: World Death Rate Holding Steady at 100 Percent.

Death, a metabolic affliction causing total shutdown of all life functions, has long been considered humanity's number one health concern. Responsible for 100 percent of all recorded fatalities worldwide, the condition has no cure.

Re:Yes, yes, yes, Apple's dying, blah blah blah

[TonyZahn]

I know this post is completely useless and will get moderated to nothing, but the parent is so relevant that it's a shame the mod cap is only 5... Good show!!