By SteveJack
It’s late Sunday morning on the East coast of the United States and, in a clear sign that I am among the deranged, the waiting is painful for Tuesday’s Apple Computer earnings report and financial results conference call plus Wednesday’s “One more thing” special event.
For those not in “The Cult,” those who haven’t had a drop of the Kool-Aid, this is just another Sunday morning. Maybe they’ll be going to church, taking a nap later, trying to clean malware off their Windows PCs, watching the baseball game or some football, seeing if John Daly can hold off Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh, or, ironically, listening to their iPods. They just don’t understand.
For “the rest of us,” this Sunday morning means that we have too long to wait for two days that promise to be as big as that magical few days that come every January when Apple earnings and Steve Jobs’ Macworld Expo keynote combine to form the perfect Apple storm.
This Tuesday, October 11, Apple will release their fourth quarter 2005 earnings report after the closing market bell. Shortly thereafter, at 5pm ET, Apple will webcast the audio of their Q4 05 quarterly earnings conference call to discuss financial results with analysts. The consensus of analysts surveyed by Thompson/First Call expect Apple (AAPL) to earn $0.36 per share on revenue of $3.68 billion. In the year ago quarter, Q4 04, Apple earned $0.14 per share on revenue of $2.35 billion and shipped 836,000 Macintosh units and 2,016,000 iPod units. In the last completed quarter, Q3 05, Apple earned $0.37 per share on revenue of $3.52 billion and shipped 1,182,000 Macintosh units and 6,155,000 iPod units.
Okay, the earnings announcement/conference call happens four times a year. It’s a pretty big deal just by itself. But, then on Wednesday, October 12, at 1:00 pm ET, Apple will hold their “One More Thing” special media event at the California Theater in San Jose, California. What the event will reveal has been subject to thousands of articles and theories already. Expect quite a few more in the upcoming days.
I’m not going to add to the conjecture here, but I will say that Apple must be very confident of a strong earnings report to have scheduled the special media event for the very next day. And only Apple can inspire such outright crazed anticipation in its customers.
People who aren’t “Macheads” just don’t understand this excruciating anticipation experience we’re all going through now and in the upcoming days (you’re probably one of them if you’re reading this). Just remember, you’re not alone. Only 52 hours and 45 minutes until for the earnings release, 53 hours and 15 minutes for the conference call, and 73 hours and 15 minutes for the special media event left to go! Are you feeling it, too?
SteveJack is a long-time Macintosh user, web designer, multimedia producer and a regular contributor to the MacDailyNews Opinion section.
“or, ironically, listening to their iPods.”
That’s not ironic.
I totally agree with ‘MDN reader in the EU’. Please mention the time for all, not just US readers. We come from far and wide.
I’m not alone… whew.
I strongly beleieve that Apple is about to demonstrate some nice catwalk for some high quality accessories/dresses eventually codesigned by Armani. Remember the “Armani of the laptops”…?
I would like to wear some nice Apple branded shirts.
Besides that, a MacTel = Mac telephone is much welcome. Now when nobody to date can demonstrate a complete iSync able devices. Apple will probably show off some perfect set of appliances.
Wonder how such a geeky guess can come from such remote area as GREENLAND, -don’t be, I’m on my 16 year of Apple experience.
“in a clear sign that I am among the deranged”
Yes, Steve Jack, you are clearly a crackpot.
Unlike what writers like yourself want to think, there is no “perfect storm”, and the wait is anything but “excruciating”. Apple is a TECH company, and regular product introductions are a part of business. All what Apple has done here is sent out invitation forms to the press, nothing more. It’s clowns like you that are propagating the hype, reading miles into things that aren’t there & all but filling your pants in anticipation. Have you been paid by Apple to hype things up? Get a life.
Anyway I’ll check the news Wednesday afternoon to see what’s actually announced. Until the actual products, if any, are announced and shipping (no perpetual backorders), any hype makes no difference.
Well, whatever it is it must be BIG! Steve wouldn’t use his “One more thing…” on anything petty.
Like ‘my guess’ I also fear it might be his last “one more thing”. Those curtains are looking more and more ominous, a bit like Sinatra’s My Way and facing his final curtain.
Gosh… I hope I’m wrong! I’ll settle for a pink Madonna nano or even the Beatles on iTunes.
“I predict the relaunch of the Laserwriter Select beige laser printer line, only this time they’re going to use a lower case “s” for select.”
Too funny, Early 1990s Guy!
I THINK APPLE WILL RELEASE A TABLOT INTERNET APPLIANCE AND ANNOUNCE THAT APPLE WILL BUY OR MERGE WITH APPLE RECORDS. PAUL MCCARTNEY WILL PLAY AT THE EVENT.
belongs to the folks who don’t have a clue but desperately want to
decipher Apple’s marketing game plan. At this point…it’s anyone’s
guess.
I know Apple must have plenty of projects in the works that they can
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spring upon us at any time. I think they’re just filling the voids, both
thier own and those of worthwhile beneficiaries. When Apple moves…
they create some mean action!
CT ======]———- Cutting mustard, cheese, tracks, hedges, hair, cake, stones, fish, meat, paper…don’t cut me in line, though.
Don’t leave Steve, we need you!!! :'(
Yeah, but then how long do I have to wait to GET my dual core G5? I swear my blue and white G3 with the brain of a G4 in it knows it’s about to be euthanized, it keeps acting up. Also singing “Daisy, Daisy.”
MW=Today, as in when I want it
I am no fanatic but I will have spare brown underpants for Wednesday’s announcement.
I am a sound businessman. Rock on Apple! Rap boy Rap!
•••• •• •••• •• iRead the news today OH Boy!
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CT ======]———— Sosumi
Hey! My Laserwriter Select 360 is still running!!!
I don’t think Steve is going anywhere until he’s beaten Bill and Apple’s world domination is complete. We’re entering the most exciting era in audio-video history and Apple is leading the revolution. Why quit now?
Plus I’m sure his brush with death last year has reinvigorated him!
Despite his hubris I don’t think Steve is so arrogant to think he’s bigger than the company. The “one more thing” is a reference to the announcement coming so soon after the nano launch, nothing more.
MERGE WITH APPLE RECORDS. PAUL MCCARTNEY WILL PLAY AT THE EVENT.
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at first the all-caps makes you look like a freaking 8 yr old.. but then.. wait a minute.. an Beatles-branded Nano?
hehehe I think that might sell a few..
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I haven’t heard anyone mention this yet but it is completely possible that the apple will finally launch a 3ghz power mac; the Xbox 360 specs in a 3.2ghz processor so IBM has to have perfected this process for them to hit quantity for a late november roll out of the 360. Since jobs promised it along time ago, one could assume that he would plan a celebration for this milestone.
“I totally agree with ‘MDN reader in the EU’. Please mention the time for all, not just US readers. We come from far and wide.”
Excuse me, if you feel left out, why did you just turn around and do the same thing to the rest of us?
And it’s UTC, not GMT anymore.
Honestly, I don’t know what Wednesday is going to bring. I’m just hoping for something totally new.
Ole Stevo has everybody so excited that they had better start wearing black pants until the big day comes.
I heard that MacOS X 10.5 is going to be announced. In order to improve industry interoperability it will be merged with Windows Vista, due to be launched at about the same time. What with Apple’s move to Intel, this means that Apple users will at last move to Wintel, like everyone else. Think Different.
I think the “one more thing” is a new George Foreman iGrill with iTunes. Now, that would be hot!!!!
iDon’t: You are close but no cigar. It will be a pop corn popper that pops to the current beat on your iPod. Trust me on this I have inside information.
Oh, and how’s the little Beaver? Ward still being hard on it?
Dear Jerk Off,
Your sexual innuendo in very subtle. I feel like I’ve been hit up side the head with a 2×4, then hog tied with duct tape, and then, and then, and then ….
You could be right about the pop-corn thing. I know this annoucement has something to do with food because I keep having this dream that my iPod is being chased by a squirting cucumber.
I think it will be eatable iPods.
Eatable iPods? I want a sack full. Speaking of food I think that Steve will announce that Apple is changing its name to Cherry Computer Company just so iDon’t and Jerk Off can come up with more subtle sexual innuendos.
MW = man, like in I need one bad or a bad one.