Apple Analyst Meeting Conference Call Details [Updated]
A recap from yesterday provided interesting comments from Apple and Steve Jobs.
Most interesting quotes from Steve Jobs in the Q&A Session:
Regarding iPod and iTunes interactivity with other MP3 Players/Music Stores: "Maybe there'll be a reason someday and we're flexible, but right now I think we're spending our money on the path of least resistance to do the right thing."
Regarding the PowerPC/IBM: "the PowerPC roadmap -- which you might have heard about already -- is really good, I can't talk about it, but it's _really good_ what's coming."
Regarding iTunes Music Store and Competition: "We would like to break even/make a little bit of money but it's not a money maker." "[Napster and MusicMatch have] started money losing businesses and I'm perplexed as to why." "They don't make iPods, so they don't have a related business where they do..."
Regarding Digital Hub Apps: "So, believe me, we have a lot of innovation up our sleeve when it comes the digital lifestyle/digital hub class of applications - a LOT. And, um, you'll be seeing some of it next year. Very strong stuff."
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He was saying that they're going to move into new areas in the very near future. But for the life of me, I cannot think what else Apple could create digital-lifestyle Apps for:
They've already got music, photos, movies and DVD's covered, what else is there?!?!?!?!?!
Any ideas?!?!
another area i thought they could improve is desktop publishing. i think webpage authoring is fairly specialized and for people who want to do it easily, there's .Mac. but for desktop, maybe there is a market to enable quick and easy publication that's better than MS Office but not as sophisticated as Quark - integrating iPhoto and some kind of a drawing software?
Why should we work with another music store when we're working with the "Microsoft" of music stores
now thats negative association. why does steve-o keep saying dumb things like that.. anyone else read the newsweek interview? he sounded like he was high.
arrrggggg.
Since the question is about Mac X on x86 I suppose he means project Star Trek... but you never know...
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Originally posted by DanUk2003
They've already got music, photos, movies and DVD's covered, what else is there?!?!?!?!?!
Any ideas?!?!
They could probably do some create things with simple pieces of home control hardware that could be controlled wirelessly, integrating other appliances more seamlessly with the computer (TV, etc). I'm sure there's lots more out there too.
Yes, I know that Apple is only integrating the iPod to encourage sales and so on, but I'm just making the point that some people could take this comment the wrong way.
Originally posted by MrMacman
Let me tell you 'it' is great, 'it' kicks ass, but I can't tell you what 'it' is... sorry
arrrggggg.
Since the question is about Mac X on x86 I suppose he means project Star Trek... but you never know...
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i think the quote was just generally about PowerPC, Intel, etc. not specifically about porting OS X to x86. (Which, i believe, is a point that's been argued quite well that it won't happen and will do nothing but harm to apple.) i think he was more referring to the future of PowerPC chips... what's next..? a low power consumption G5-mod chip for PB? hmm... (ok, i've been here for quite a while now and know that the G5 chip itself seems to do fine in the power consumption and probably could be fitted into a PB as is. but the fact remains that more than once apple stated how G5 PB is not yet ready and apple will have to work on it...)
How much would it cost to implement WMA playback, or OggVorbis playback, into the iPod? Practically nothing! It wouldn't take much more to integrate other music players into the ITMS either, or playback of other formats in iTunes, either!
Of course, they don't need to support them now, but then again, no one needs to support the mac platform at all. Sure, WMA might not be great, but why not support it? To try and lock people into using proprietary software and hardware (ITMS and iPod)? Seems like Microsoft-esque tactics to me.
"We're the best, so screw the rest" is the attitude that I'm seeing here.
Originally posted by Macco
That whole Microsoft comment is sort of counterproductive. If Apple is unwilling to develop iTunes so that it will work with other players, just because the iPod is the most popular player, what reason is there for companies to develop software for the Mac when the overwhelming majority of PCs run Windows?
Yes, I know that Apple is only integrating the iPod to encourage sales and so on, but I'm just making the point that some people could take this comment the wrong way.
i can sort of see your point, but i don't think you got it quite right... the fact is, for creative professionals, apple commands a lot better marketshare. so adobe, maya, etc. make creative professional applications for apple because there's a viable market. they aren't doing apple a "favor" and porting those applications. they do so pretty much on their own term to take advantage of a market.
i'm glad apple will be spending its money to better its services instead of playing nice to its competitors. this is pretty much a "fair" competition.
if apple, after achieving hypothetically 95% share in the mp3/online music industry, suddenly decided to squash any competitors by countering any new entrants with discounted ipod giveaways and exclusive tie-ins with majority ISPs, then that would be a monopoly.
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