12-17-2012, 02:44 PM
I lump all the "iStuff" into one product. iPhone, iPad, iTouch, the new smaller iPad, etc. It's all "portable touch screen computers of various size with optional phone". I think they will either all do well together or all fall out of favor together. It's hard to imagine what scenario could make the iPhone suddenly unpopular but leave the iPad sales intact or vice versa.
My feeling is the Apple TV will miss its mark. It's a major purchase that will meet with a lot of scrutiny and isn't something people will simply run out and buy because it's new. They certainly won't run out to buy the "new Apple TV 3S" like they do with smaller devices year after year. It does seem like Apple is putting good effort into unifying the ability to get everyone you want on one device but my feeling is that their own self-imposed limitations will end up biting them -- incompatibility with 3rd party devices, necessitating using iTunes, not supporting any "advanced" features...they usual Apple pitfalls of "does not work well with others".
Apple's closed loop systems have been its greatest strength but I always feel like it makes their position precarious. If you're into Apple, you're "all in". If you get out, though, you're probably getting all out.
My feeling is the Apple TV will miss its mark. It's a major purchase that will meet with a lot of scrutiny and isn't something people will simply run out and buy because it's new. They certainly won't run out to buy the "new Apple TV 3S" like they do with smaller devices year after year. It does seem like Apple is putting good effort into unifying the ability to get everyone you want on one device but my feeling is that their own self-imposed limitations will end up biting them -- incompatibility with 3rd party devices, necessitating using iTunes, not supporting any "advanced" features...they usual Apple pitfalls of "does not work well with others".
Apple's closed loop systems have been its greatest strength but I always feel like it makes their position precarious. If you're into Apple, you're "all in". If you get out, though, you're probably getting all out.