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Apple CFO Gives Info on Company Direction

Posted by Zonk on from the no-plans-to-make-furniture dept.

osViews.com writes "Mac World is reporting a recent talk given by Apple's Chief Financial Officer (Peter Oppenheimer) at the Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium. The article illustrates several things about about Apple's business plan, much of which is totally new information about the company's current and future direction. Here's the nutshell summary: iPod "Halo" effect is causing some Windows switchers, little demand for satellite radio/iPod integration, iPod shuffle margins below HD ipods, happy with rate of growth - no plans to license OS X, margins on Mac mini equal to eMac (both below corporate average), retail store to expand to 125, no plans for media center PC - prefers to stream multimedia to TV from primary computer over wireless network, no video for iPod, portable media centers a failure."

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  1. Re:This can't be, it just can't be. by creysoft · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Dude, welcome to Slashdot!

    *pulls out Logic And Reason Remover(TM)*

    This will only hurt for a second... ;-)

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  2. Re:Pirates! 87 vs. Pirates! 93 vs. Pirates! 2004? by MBCook · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Yeah, I know Sid Meier made that too. But as far as I'm aware the official title of the origional is "Pirates!" while the official title of the new one is "Sid Meier's Pirates!". Confusing, but whatever.

    Yes the game is 3D. I'm not sure how much new there is or if it's more of a remake, but it's been getting rave reviews and I remember liking the origional (I didn't play it much, or understand it much as I was too young). But like I said, if it doesn't get ported, that's OK I'll play it on a console or on one of the PCs the rest of my family owns. I went Mac for "work", I barely played PC games before the switch. So any games I find are a bonus.

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  3. Re:Mac Mini good for college kids? by Leo+McGarry · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You are completely out of your mind, dude.

  4. Re:Mac Mini good for college kids? by Leo+McGarry · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In any case, would it be too much trouble to cite a source?

    Yes.

    Otherwise you just look like a jerk.

    You'll never know just exactly how much sleep I'm losing over that.

    Or simply say that you can't/won't cite one.

    Silly me. I was under the impression that we were participating in a conversation. I didn't realize that I'd slipped into a high-school debate class at some point. Please excuse me for expecting people to use their own brains, and for utterly failing to be moved by cries of "Cite! Cite! Cite!" from people who apparently have nothing at all of substance to say.

  5. Re:Mac Mini good for college kids? by Leo+McGarry · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Believe me or don't. It doesn't matter to me one way or the other.