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A New Apple Tablet Computer Could Overwhelm Data Networks

Posted Dec 30th 2009 11:00AM by Brian White (RSS feed)
Filed under: Products and Services, Competitive Strategy, Apple Inc (AAPL)

One thing we know: Apple's (AAPL) iPhone is so massively popular that the network it officially runs on (AT&T's) often has a hard time keeping up. Densely-populated areas have problems with dropped calls and unreliable data services since so many iPhone users are choking the network. It got so bad that AT&T stopped selling the iPhone from its website this past weekend, seemingly trying to slow sales down because its network couldn't handle it.

So what happens when Apple releases the next, best thing? The blogosphere and tech press are totally psyched over the pending release of an Apple tablet or pad computer -- one that will "change the world" no less. But nobody is asking the question of usage problems. If an Apple tablet is announced in January and released shortly thereafter, are the wireless networks the device will run on be overwhelmed?

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Apple to launch touch-screen netbook computer?

Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:20PM by Brian White (RSS feed)
Filed under: Rumors, Products and Services, Apple Inc (AAPL)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be planning a touch-screen netbook computer, according to several sources. Apple, which has had a ho-hum stance on the rapidly-growing netbook market in the past, may be close to deciding that it could indeed enter into the fray and probably take some sales away from the $500 or $600 netbook (and notebook) market.

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Apple could make decent margin with a netbook product

Posted Feb 24th 2009 2:35PM by Brian White (RSS feed)
Filed under: Rumors, Products and Services, Apple Inc (AAPL)

Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has declined to compete in the netbook PC space, with CEO Steve Jobs still on the sidelines on when (or if) Apple will ever make such a device. Although netbooks were the only shining light in the last half of 2008 PC sales, the margins are not nearly as nice as other products. But hey, any growth is good growth, right?t?

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