Comments on: The Apple phone flop

CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says Apple should think again if it believes it can make a phone to match iPod's success.

[ciparis]

Convergence

Michael missed the point (convergence) of the converged device.
That's the opportunity. None of the existing phones has been good
enough for most of its users to ditch their MP3 player (some do, of
course, but that's the difference between early adopters and mass
market acceptance).

If they succeed, it'll be by first obsoleting the standalone iPod
(before someone else does).

[yousuchafool]

So, anyways, Apple is slated to come out with a new phone. Reports say that it will have a slide-out keyboard, 4GB or 8GB of storage, and work on CDMA or GSM cellular networks. It will start at $249 before subscription rebates.

And it will largely fail.


crazy prediction!
Mike Paget

[His SHadow]

Another bonehead that puts the "anal" in analyst. As always, it strident way these uninformed bozos present their biased nonsense under the guise of analysis. You don't like Apple? You don't see the value of their products? Guess what? Nobody cares. Why anyone pays for the tripe these shills churn out about Apple continues to amaze, especially when it's obviously hit ***** trolling.

Why yes, I do make a point of checking back these near hysterical anti-Apple articles on a regular basis. The original articles should be required reading for anyone still convinced tech analysts have anything important to say, and the comments section is a lesson in self-delusion. Apple's products are extremely important, regardless of how much the MS fanboys wish for it not to be so...

[spyinthesky]

Interesting reading all this, both the original entertaining article and the follow up comments. And they clearly show that the ability to prophisise is extremely rare while the wish to do so extremely common. Michael Kanellos unfortunately, is actually paid good money to do so though one can only marvel at the generosity of those who pay his wages if this is typical of his insight. No wonder he is pictured with a smile that's the effect money for old rope usually has on the perpetrator. Probably better to stick to something a little less taxing in future however to keep those lovely white teeth on view, the future of punched tape perhaps.

[XofMichot]

Gartner: iPhone has 17.1% of worldwide smartphone sales
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1224645

How do you like them Apples?!?

[dverlaque]

HAHAHAHA YOU FAILED CNET. THE IPHONE IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PHONES IN THE WORLD. FAIL!!!

[manish_56]

Hey Michael
Now that you are nearing your 48th birthday, hope you are reflecting back on some your stupidest comments and/or premature predictions and learnt not to 'kill the chickens before they hatch' !
You are archived for the posterity in this greatest naysayers collection:
http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/12/01/the-great-iphone-death-watch/

Congrats and hope you learnt something after how iphone really changed the industry dynamics and continues to be the hottest phone.

Manish

[ka_ko]

Hey Michael

you may wanna consider removing this page from search engines results.

regards

[His SHadow]

I will state for the record that I love the fact that bogus crap predictions concerning Apple remain on the web for as long as necessary for people to learn that most analysts are frighteningly ignorant of markets, technology and consumers. And the only research you have to do is read what was said about the iPhone by people who had not even held one in their hands.