Speculating Stocks Take on the iPad and AAPL
There
is no doubt that the Apple iPad is a hot topic. Apple will ship their
iPad on April 3rd. Commercials for the iPad have begun with spots
during the Oscars Sunday night.
Many
people have already asked themselves if they need or even want this
less-than-apple-like device. Apple has great marketing and they will
get a plethora of people to buy something that they don't really need.
The combination of stunning, sexy design and astoundingly brilliant
marketing by Apple is why they have around a $200 billion market cap.
In comparison, Microsoft, a long rival of Apple, has around a $250
billion market cap. Remember, Apple almost went extinct due to poor
management throughout the 1990's while Steve Jobs was at Pixar.
Not a huge amount of people will "need" the iPad. Some will have a
specific use for the iPad which will make it worth buying for them.
One important fact that people should know about Apple is that they
believe that shipping the product is most important. As Steve Jobs has
stated in the past, "Real Artists Ship."
The iPad shipping on April 3rd and the 3G iPad shipping shortly after
are just version 1. Apple will improve the iPad and it will most likely
fit brilliantly into a greater strategy down the road that Steve Jobs
has already envisioned.
Apple (AAPL) is looking to replace the netbook groundswell with the
iPad craze. Eventually, it is conceivable that the iPad replaces even
the laptop for many people.
The iPad would also be cloud computing friendly and fit into the cloud
computing wave that could be upon the masses shortly. Cloud computing
will need cloud service and who better to offer cloud service than
Apple?
The iPad may be characterized as a "giant iPhone" by most, but don't be
fooled one second. The iPad is a calculated product in Apple continuing
its dynasty. Apple is putting together a mobile computing dynasty that
has slowly assimilated more and more PC users to their platform through
the iPod and iPhone. The iPad will now take away some of the time that
users spend on their Windows 7 powered laptops and PCs.
It has been speculated that the iPad could remake the print, TV, and
publishing business in a similar way as how iTunes remade the music
industry. Once again, it's just version 1 of the iPad and we believe it
goes up from there.
For those who have tried the Kindle, it was a first mover in the
eReader space, but it looks like a dinosaur now compared to AAPL's
iPad. Those who have a Kindle will probably still buy books through it
and then just use the Kindle App on the iPad to actually read the
books. That's one great use for the iPad depending on how much a person
is into reading books on an eReader.
It
is speculated that the iPad (3G version) will have support for
Slingbox® so iPad users can watch TV while away from WiFi. This would
occur through a Slingbox® app. AT&T just recently started allowing
iPhone users to Slingbox® their TV to their phones over their 3G
network.
The iPad will be a lot easier to browse the Web on while relaxing than on an iPhone or Laptop.
The
iPad will not be for everyone, but it will find its niche and go from
there. As for Apple's stock, there is no reason why AAPL shouldn't keep
moving higher. As long as Steve Jobs stays healthy and at the helm, the
sky is the limit for Apple.
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