I think if youre looking at a PC, why would you buy a PC anymore? No really, why would you buy one?, asks Tim Cook, Apples chief executive, who has just flown into Britain for the launch of the iPad Pro. Cook, whose spotless tailored suit and red poppy belies the fact that he spent the night in a plane, is clearly in ebullient mood. Wall Street and the City are obsessed with the iPhone, the companys dominant product, but Apple appears quietly confident that its new tablet and TV device are going to help power the companys continuing growth.
Yes, the iPad Pro is a replacement for a notebook or a desktop for many, many people. They will start using it and conclude they no longer need to use anything else, other than their phones, Cook argues in his distinctly Southern accent (he was born in Alabama). He highlights two other markets for his 12.9 inch devices, which go on sale online on Wednesday. The first are creatives: if you sketch then its unbelievable..you dont want to use a pad anymore," Cook says.
The second is music and movie consumers: the sound system and speakers are so powerful that the iPad appears to pulsate in ones hands when one plays a video.
so what exactly will his engineers use to design the new iPhone? an ipad pro? i'd like to see all that chip and pcb design being done on a tablet.
until then, i got a 12.9 inch device he can use...
So either they are going to stop making Macbooks, iMacs and Mac Pros or he's full of shit.
*His investors.The guy lives of selling iPhones. He has to say it.
*His investors.
Sometimes I go to the AAPL Seeking Alpha page, and occasionally there will be a Micheal Blair article, which are always good fun. The comments, I mean. Even on other articles about AAPL he is often mentioned.
(He was once an Intel bull.)
Edit: And the margins are probably not too bad on the iPad Pro, without an Intel chip .
Indeed, I've quite enjoyed his work on INTC analysis, but I guess writing about AAPL drives quite a bit more revenue (which he needs to compensate for his AAPL short failure, I guess!). The SA community is quite harsh for him.Michael Blair's articles are interesting to read and he is a class act.
Indeed, I've quite enjoyed his work on INTC analysis, but I guess writing about AAPL drives quite a bit more revenue (which he needs to compensate for his AAPL short failure, I guess!). The SA community is quite harsh for him.
The SA community is harsh on him because they don't like that he's bearish on Apple and a lot of people are long Apple. Doesn't help that he's been dead wrong on the stock to boot
You mean he isn't any more? I'm shocked A pity because most of the current articles on SA about Intel really look like they were written by brainless fanboys which makes them funny but irrelevant.Sometimes I go to the AAPL Seeking Alpha page, and occasionally there will be a Micheal Blair article, which are always good fun. The comments, I mean. Even on other articles about AAPL he is often mentioned.
(He was once an Intel bull.).
He highlights two other markets for his 12.9 inch devices, which go on sale online on Wednesday.
He said for many many people. Not for all of us.
He just doesn't own INTC anymore, doesn't write articles for INTC anymore. With the loss of him, Ashraf and some other, I don't really read too much on that site anymore. Much less activity than end 2013.You mean he isn't any more? I'm shocked A pity because most of the current articles on SA about Intel really look like they were written by brainless fanboys which makes them funny but irrelevant.
PC lives as long as PC gaming lives. Which seems to be doing better than ever.
Probable with the stuff Microsoft has pulled with Surface Pro and Book, perhaps Apple doesn't want to play catch up anymore. The iPad Pro is not a PC replacement, it can be once it gets an OS like OS X on it and an Intel based processor for software compatibility, not some mobile OS with an ecosystem.So either they are going to stop making Macbooks, iMacs and Mac Pros or he's full of shit.