Motley Fool writer: Apple will blow away analyst predictions today

20 years ago

JJMSpartan responds to a doozy of an Apple-themed post for The Motley Fool.

Here’s a brief taste of the post:

Is Apple really that innovative? Or are they just a marketing creation? Their primary product is the iPod, which is more expensive and for the most part not any better than many other devices. Their products currently have no features that other companies are not also able to put into their music players. What is driving their sales, then?

Okay, that’s concludes the comedy section of this article. JJMSpartan’s response, in part and highly-condensed, goes like this:

Where to begin… so much info that really is wrong… Apple Computer is still the name of the company. Yes, they derive a lot of current revenue from the iPod. But make no bones about it; Apple is still a computer company… Apple under Steve Jobs has been a great success… Apple computer makes hands-down the best mass-produced computer in the world… Apple’s strategy is to grow their computer business from their current 2.5% market share and it appears to be working already… The iPod / iTunes / iTunes Music Store combination is slick, simple and easy to use. Their products drove the market for making a better player, and they captured market share because they had the best player, hands down…

“I am predicting that they will blow away analyst predictions [with earnings results today]- not because of iPods, but because of computers,” JJMSpartan writes.

Full article here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Scott K.” for the heads up.]