Comments on: What will Apple do with all that crazy iPod money? http://www.podtech.net/home/1914/what-will-apple-do-with-all-that-crazy-ipod-money Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:57:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Chris Collins http://www.podtech.net/home/1914/what-will-apple-do-with-all-that-crazy-ipod-money#comment-44166 Chris Collins Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:33:06 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1914/what-will-apple-do-with-all-that-crazy-ipod-money#comment-44166 Very funny. I love clean interview format guys. I wouldn't say its a prediction but I suspect that Jobs will not stop short of shaking up the us cellular market. Ok, shakeup is probably an over statement, but they could go a similar route as T-Mobile by leasing infrastructure from AT&T then using the apple stores as a sales channel for their gsm service. Then if they enable some kind of voip (like skype) into the iPhone formula then it gets even more interesting. You could imagine transparently switching between gsm and wifi telephony services. This would reduce peoples (and apples) dependency on the cellular providers. Most people who would buy such a phone I suspect would be white collar workers with wifi in easy reach most of their busy day. Heck if you consider the free metro area services popping up, you may never need to talk to AT&T. Very funny. I love clean interview format guys. I wouldn’t say its a prediction but I suspect that Jobs will not stop short of shaking up the us cellular market. Ok, shakeup is probably an over statement, but they could go a similar route as T-Mobile by leasing infrastructure from AT&T then using the apple stores as a sales channel for their gsm service. Then if they enable some kind of voip (like skype) into the iPhone formula then it gets even more interesting. You could imagine transparently switching between gsm and wifi telephony services. This would reduce peoples (and apples) dependency on the cellular providers. Most people who would buy such a phone I suspect would be white collar workers with wifi in easy reach most of their busy day. Heck if you consider the free metro area services popping up, you may never need to talk to AT&T.

]]> By: TrishTdish http://www.podtech.net/home/1914/what-will-apple-do-with-all-that-crazy-ipod-money#comment-44061 TrishTdish Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:32:54 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1914/what-will-apple-do-with-all-that-crazy-ipod-money#comment-44061 If they gave all $12 billion as a dividend, that would only be $14 per share. I'd rather see Apple grow with the money. If they gave all $12 billion as a dividend, that would only be $14 per share.

I’d rather see Apple grow with the money.

]]> By: Jarrett http://www.podtech.net/home/1914/what-will-apple-do-with-all-that-crazy-ipod-money#comment-43791 Jarrett Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:02:28 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1914/what-will-apple-do-with-all-that-crazy-ipod-money#comment-43791 They should issue a one time dividend to the shareholders. Jarrett They should issue a one time dividend to the shareholders.

Jarrett

]]> By: What should Apple do with all that crazy iPod Money? | Silicon Valley Musings http://www.podtech.net/home/1914/what-will-apple-do-with-all-that-crazy-ipod-money#comment-43775 What should Apple do with all that crazy iPod Money? | Silicon Valley Musings Fri, 19 Jan 2007 07:16:16 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1914/what-will-apple-do-with-all-that-crazy-ipod-money#comment-43775 [...] Kevin and Michael ask in their recent podcast, What should Apple do with all that crazy iPod money? Here are some of my acquisition suggestions/predictions: [...] […] Kevin and Michael ask in their recent podcast, What should Apple do with all that crazy iPod money? Here are some of my acquisition suggestions/predictions: […]

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