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Apple to Unveil New Leopard OS in August
Max Fomitchev writes "Looks like Apple is going to reveal its new cool and fast Mac OS code-named 'Leopard' in the upcoming World Developer's Conference in August. Good news for Apple! And terrible news for Microsoft. If 'Leopard' is really what it claims to be, i.e. fast and efficient, in sharp contrast to slow and resource hungry Windows Vista, we certainly would see Apple's remarkable market share gain next year."
Actually, Apple's stock price is driven by the iPod franchise. And in that area they are facing increasing competition. The new Sansa series from Sandisk (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ETTFRG/sr=8- 4/qid=1152187519/ref=pd_bbs_4/103-5524415-6770269? ie=UTF8) is getting rave reviews, Samsung is getting stronger, and there are rumors Microsoft will enter the fray this Christmas (http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/ja n2006/tc20060126_148049.htm). I think these are the reasons for the recent drop in their stock price, and frankly (as Intel can attest), holding on to 75% of a technology-driven market is really hard to do. Personally, I don't think Apple stock is a very good bet right now. Of course if this new machine is a blockbuster maybe they could wean themselves off of the iPod as their big growth driver.
The more you regulate a company, the worse its products become.
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