Apple, IPads, IPhones, IPods, Foxconn | Apple still can't keep up with iPad demand

Apple, IPads, IPhones, IPods, Foxconn | Apple still can't keep up with iPad demand

Apple is a master at portfolio management. The 'product line transition' mentioned by Tim Cook is an interesting statement. It may be, as the author suggests, a shift to a software / OS update that may cause consumers to delay purchases. But, I have been wondering what the eventual iPod portfolio will look like.

When do they kill the iPod Classic? It's interface doesn't seem to fit with the rest of their platform. Has the time come to boost the iPod touch memory to leave headroom for the iPhone memory to expand?

I don't have sales numbers but, has the iPod shuffle outlived its usefulness. If you need something that small then, Nano offers a compact device with a mini-screen. Of course there is a huge difference in price from the Shuffle to the Nano. But with a very limited feature set the Shuffle offers a limited value and therefore it is priced at $49 v. $149 for an entry level Nano. Is it time to clip this lowest end of the portfolio?

The next 6 months worth of new product announcements will be interesting. Apple's touch screen is the portal to the future of consumer electronics.

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THEY LAUGHED AT EDISON...

This is the beginning of a revolution. It will take years to build the needed infra-structure. But, it will come. During that time battery storage technology will improve. Along with this will be further advancements in material sciences. The automotive industry will reinvent itself.

We had more horses than vehicles over 125 years ago. But, people from that era wouldn't recognize today's society. The investment in such an infra-structure may seem dauntingly high.  But, was it any less ambitious to invest in a national interstate system?  Was it less ambitious to shed our kerosene burning ways for a national power grid investment?  

It takes vision beyond the horizon of our own mortality to conceive of what tomorrow will be. But, tomorrow will come.