“Much of what will happen in 2005 will be a continuation of trends in 2004. But new trends will develop as well, sometimes as bizarre, misshapen progeny of the old,” Jon D. Markman writes for RealMoney.com.
Among Markman’s “surprises of 2005” is this gem:
Apple Computer releases two new handheld devices in an attempt to follow up its iPod mega-hit, but they fail to gain traction. iPods begin stacking up at electronics stores when it is discovered that, after a Christmas buying frenzy, there are now 2.7 iPods for every American over the age of 6. Apple turns to Philips Electronics for a bailout and is sold to the Netherlands-based consumer electronics giant for $80 a share.
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Now that really would be quite a surprise, wouldn’t it? Markman must be auditioning for the role of “Shemp,” as the Dvorak, Thurrott, and Enderle comedy trio looks to make it a quartet.
That guy is on drugs. Isn’t there a shortage of ipods?
riiiight……
what a tool…. this is so typical of the knuckle dragging mouth breathers that populate the media and call themselves “analysts”….
Hey Jon D!
Opinions are like ass$oles…. everyone’s got one and you are no exception.
This brought to you by the word “Total”. As in Jon D. Markman, what a TOTAL Dumb Ass.
Yea, and I predict that Dell will apologize to it’s shareholders and sell its assets in an attempt to pay them back
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Malarkey
Yes this is the first time I have posted at MDN but I have been a daily reader for a few years… this outrageous prediction is just bloody incredible! OMG I have actually started pissing myself with laughter….. com’mon WHERE DID THAT PREDITION COME FROM… a little black box or a freaking empty analyst’s ‘brain’ OMG!
(Yes this is the first time I was actually compelled to comment
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fubar
HA!!
Everybody knows that Apple’s number one asset isn’t the iPod, it’s Steve Jobs and his management/Design team.
Except for his very early stint at Atari, I don’t think Steve has worked underneath anyone ever again. Doubt he would work under Philips. Besides, he’s chairman of the apple board.
Sure there’s some smart, creative guys at phillips but do you think Johnathan Ives would want to work for anyone who appreciates design less than Steve Jobs?
Chill people. I think he has his tongue firmly in cheek.
A clue: “2.7 iPods for every American over 6.”
damn that guy is on drugs!
I wonder how shares of Philips Electronics this guy is hording?
it is a joke everyone! please come down off the ceiling.
Come on people, he uses satire to make an attempt to entertain while hoping he makes some hits. Granted, I still think he’s a moron. His political agenda oozes out of his column.
His point is that the iPod cannot maintain it’s success. I disagree…
You people need to READ the original before getting your panties in a wad.
Here’s another one of this predictions:
Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI:Nasdaq – commentary – research) does another secondary offering to raise $250 million and offers the bulk of it to outgoing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld for a seven-year broadcasting deal. In a press release, Sirius management says it believes the devotion of Rummy’s global audience will translate into millions of subscriptions. Sirius stock soars on the news.
The article opens up with: ‘The great atomic physicist Niels Bohr is reputed to have said, “Prediction is very difficult, especially of the future.” He was Danish, so maybe something got lost in translation there.”
Now if some of you could come on down from your ultra-serious Apple postures and lighten up, you’d see this guy has toungue firmly planted in his cheek. The opening quote set you up for this, or did some of you forget to read the whole thing?
BTW MDN, don’t denegrate the self-depricating comedy of the Fein brothers by associating them with Thurrott and Enderle (and Dvorak, too). These analysts are not funny and take themselves way too seriously (unlike Markman).
Markman is proof of the old belief that self abuse leads to insanity.
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Maybe you have all missed that whenever one of these crackpot tech writers comes up with some asinine story about Apple, we loyal Mac lovers write to them and go read the full story and give their web-page hits. They turn that into dollars! WE ARE FEEDING THEM by visiting their sites and writing them letters. LET IT GO. They are acting dumb to get your reaction! You are BEING CONTROLLED by these people, they taunt you into a visiting their site.
Has anything GOOD EVER happened when we write to Dvorak, Thurrot or Enderle? No! Because when you write them, you are letting them know they ARE SUCCESSFUL in their quest.
Stop writing to them, stop visiting their web-pages, and just read it here and chuckle about how low of life form they are needing to incite people to make their living because they know not how to perform as real journalist.
The Dude abides.
Lol that is so funny what a idiot! Windows sux get a clue!
I also predict that monkeys will fly out of Jon Markman’s butt sometime during 2005.
Oh please get a sense of humour.
First of all, Apple still has a way to go until the iPod is at that level of saturation.
Second of all, Philips (or Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V [NYSE: PHG] to be anal about the name) couldn’t afford Apple at that price. They have less cash than Apple and – within six months – will be worth less than Apple (currently around $35 billion, against AAPL’s $26 billion).
In all seriousness, watch out for an interesting turnaround in fortunes over the next year: I’m betting that Apple will be worth more than Sony by the end of March.
I agree re: Sony. They seem like they are on their way out. Just look at what they came up with to compete with the iPod and Nintendo – plus the PS 3 won’t be out until after M-soft’s next gen game machine!
Markman has been smoking crack.
He could have at least tried to make something sound possible.
Somebody got one of those classic “Magic” 8-Balls for Christmas, and he’s putting it to good use.
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I thought the whole LSD thing was over in the 70’s
Still more than 3 months till 1st of April
I wonder what the weathers like on Jon D. Markmans planet?