Analysts Size up Apple, Leopard's Prospects
Analysts Size up Apple, Leopard's Prospects
by , 1:00 PM EDT, October 8th, 2007
With the release of Apple's Leopard OS looming, analysts are sizing up Apple's increasing market share and prospects as a company, according to The Mercury News on Monday.
In January, Apple dropped the word "computer" from its name, and there's been a lot written about the iPhone ever since. However, Apple remains a computer company.
"Some have said Apple is pushing the Mac out of the way," said Rick Shim, an analyst with market research firm IDC. "I wouldn't say that's the case at all. The Mac is still central to their universe."
In punctuation of that, Mr. Shim pointed to Apple's market share growth in the U.S. and the world. In the 2Q this year, Apple had 5.9 percent of the U.S. market. Globally, Mr. Shim reported that Apple's market share has risen from 2.5 percent to 3 percent over the last year.
"If Apple is able to deliver on all of the stuff they are showing to date with Leopard, there is no doubt in my mind they will have another hit on their hands," said Michael Gartenberg, research director at Jupiter Research.
This observation that Apple is paying attention to all of its core technologies is keeping analysts enthusiastic. "Despite an over-hyped phone, in our opinion, we believe Apple's business continues to accelerate and is firing on all cylinders going into December," W.R. Hambrecht analyst Matthew Kather told his investors in late September.
Finally, it's not just the iPhone and iPods. It's not even the balance of the legacy Mac against the new consumer technologies. In addition, there is awareness of Apple's vision that ties it all together and sets the stage for the future. "Certainly, you can't complain if you own the stock," said Scott Rothbort, the president of LakeView Asset Management. "As an investor, if you can think out of the box, you will see where this company is going."
Observer Comments
Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:26 pm Subject: Fair and Balanced. Not.
No mention of Wu, just Munster, who is now an expert on computer features like Boot Camp. He reminds me a lot of Kim Jong Il, who in talks with South Korea last week, claimed to be an expert on the Internet. According to Il (that's "eye ell" if you're squinting, not "the second"), the Internet is ok in industrialized areas but not ok in the outlying areas.
"According to Il (that's "eye ell" if you're squinting, not "the second") ..."
My understanding is that would be his "given" name. His family name would be Kim. His father was Kim Il Sung. Referring to him as "Il" might be like referring to President Bush as "Dummbass" --- er, "George."
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