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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Computer has said it will begin selling a stripped-down Macintosh computer without monitor, keyboard or mouse for $499 (265 pounds) and new iPod digital music players costing as little as $99.
Chief Executive Steve Jobs, announcing the new products at the MacWorld exposition on Tuesday, also said that Apple had sold 4.5 million units of its blockbuster iPod in the 2004 holiday quarter.
Apple shares fell nearly 4 percent, as some suggested that the news had been priced into the stock, thanks to widespread rumours ahead of the show.
"There was so much expectation built in for the stock ... I think that the expectations were about as high as they could get for it," said Marc Pado, U.S. market strategist at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. "I think it was a case of buy on the rumour and sell on the news."
The iPod sales figure was also slightly below some Wall Street forecasts. Banc of America Securities had predicted iPod sales of 4.6 million units in a note on Tuesday. Prudential had predicted 4.25 million units.
Apple said the new "iPod shuffle" was smaller and lighter than a pack of gum and would come in 512 megabyte and 1 gigabyte capacities. The smaller one would hold about 120 songs, Jobs said.
The new iPod falls into a category of music players that use "flash memory," like that found in digital cameras and some portable disk drives, rather than hard drives like the other iPod models.
"We'd like to go after the remaining mainstream flash market," Jobs said, noting that the flash memory-based digital player market is currently highly fragmented. "The products are all pretty much the same."
He also claimed the iPod holds a 65 percent share of the entire market for portable digital music players, up from only 31 percent a year earlier.
Apple said a number of car companies like Mercedes-Benz USA, Volvo, Nissan and Ferrari were working to integrate the iPod line into their car stereo systems.
The "Mac mini" will come in $499 and $599 models. Weighing in at less than 3 pounds and 2 inches tall, the box has digital media ports that let it connect to televisions as well as traditional PC monitors.
Jobs' announcements were awaited eagerly by the Mac faithful worldwide, though they offered no real surprises, unlike in previous years. The new iPod and the smaller Mac were telegraphed by the many online Mac rumour sites in recent weeks, some of which are being sued by Apple for those leaks.
I know it's alot to read but I dont think I can give you a link cause you have to register.
Anyways, I think this is pretty good news and a 1GB iPod would sell loads because it'll be cheap and have resonable memory.
Chief Executive Steve Jobs, announcing the new products at the MacWorld exposition on Tuesday, also said that Apple had sold 4.5 million units of its blockbuster iPod in the 2004 holiday quarter.
Apple shares fell nearly 4 percent, as some suggested that the news had been priced into the stock, thanks to widespread rumours ahead of the show.
"There was so much expectation built in for the stock ... I think that the expectations were about as high as they could get for it," said Marc Pado, U.S. market strategist at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. "I think it was a case of buy on the rumour and sell on the news."
The iPod sales figure was also slightly below some Wall Street forecasts. Banc of America Securities had predicted iPod sales of 4.6 million units in a note on Tuesday. Prudential had predicted 4.25 million units.
Apple said the new "iPod shuffle" was smaller and lighter than a pack of gum and would come in 512 megabyte and 1 gigabyte capacities. The smaller one would hold about 120 songs, Jobs said.
The new iPod falls into a category of music players that use "flash memory," like that found in digital cameras and some portable disk drives, rather than hard drives like the other iPod models.
"We'd like to go after the remaining mainstream flash market," Jobs said, noting that the flash memory-based digital player market is currently highly fragmented. "The products are all pretty much the same."
He also claimed the iPod holds a 65 percent share of the entire market for portable digital music players, up from only 31 percent a year earlier.
Apple said a number of car companies like Mercedes-Benz USA, Volvo, Nissan and Ferrari were working to integrate the iPod line into their car stereo systems.
The "Mac mini" will come in $499 and $599 models. Weighing in at less than 3 pounds and 2 inches tall, the box has digital media ports that let it connect to televisions as well as traditional PC monitors.
Jobs' announcements were awaited eagerly by the Mac faithful worldwide, though they offered no real surprises, unlike in previous years. The new iPod and the smaller Mac were telegraphed by the many online Mac rumour sites in recent weeks, some of which are being sued by Apple for those leaks.
I know it's alot to read but I dont think I can give you a link cause you have to register.
Anyways, I think this is pretty good news and a 1GB iPod would sell loads because it'll be cheap and have resonable memory.
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I just ordered a Zen Micro instead.
SHEEPY wrote:
> I can't wait for that iProduct.
I can't wait for the iRippedyouoffbysellingyousomethingbasedonstyleovercontent.
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> I can't wait for that iProduct.
I can't wait for the iRippedyouoffbysellingyousomethingbasedonstyleovercontent.
:-)
I can't wait for that iProduct.
Don't believe that, and buy me when I come out. How could you resist me?
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The only Flash-based players I have seen at any level cannot 'select song' - you still have to waltz thorugh every one to get to your selection.
You can go forward and back with the songs in loop mode. The only difference is you'll have to recognise the song you want.
The creative 1gb one on this site is £136 quid.
I can cope without a screen too - both of the previous ones that I have owned (a 32mb one and a 256mb one) have died because of the screen. The flash on them works fine to this day.
Plus it is rechargeable. within a year, I will probably save £70 on AAA batteries.
I never have to think about having extra batteries as it will always be charged (just put it on the chargers when you get back like my mobile).
You can go forward and back with the songs in loop mode. The only difference is you'll have to recognise the song you want.
The creative 1gb one on this site is £136 quid.
I can cope without a screen too - both of the previous ones that I have owned (a 32mb one and a 256mb one) have died because of the screen. The flash on them works fine to this day.
Plus it is rechargeable. within a year, I will probably save £70 on AAA batteries.
I never have to think about having extra batteries as it will always be charged (just put it on the chargers when you get back like my mobile).
You know you can get better MP3 players than that, for cheaper, on which you can choose what song you want to listen to, right?
I have personally already ordered the 1Gb one.
I'm quite happy to store my music library on a pc and take the tracks that I want (240) out with me.
I only use it for cycling and walking to work, so why do I need a bigger one?
One down side I can see - I had to buy a separate charger for it (otherwise you have to charge it through your PC)
I'm quite happy to store my music library on a pc and take the tracks that I want (240) out with me.
I only use it for cycling and walking to work, so why do I need a bigger one?
One down side I can see - I had to buy a separate charger for it (otherwise you have to charge it through your PC)
Whether it's always on shuffle or not, the fact that it doesn't have a screen for 120 songs is stupid. You'd basically never be able to choose the song that you want to play.
Pachanga wrote:
> If anyone buys that iPod Shuffle they are officially retards.
> £69 no screen, songs always in a shuffle or something,
> 512MB...awful, should be good but it aint.
Just a note:
This person is not related to me at all, they're just one of the few people that posess rational thought!
> If anyone buys that iPod Shuffle they are officially retards.
> £69 no screen, songs always in a shuffle or something,
> 512MB...awful, should be good but it aint.
Just a note:
This person is not related to me at all, they're just one of the few people that posess rational thought!
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