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An Apple Smartwatch? I haven't worn a watch in years. If I want to check on the time, I look at my Android based Smartphone.
i was looking for a smartwatch (before i knew apple was making one).
i want something that will let me keep track of various things and i'm too lazy to carry a phone or tablet all the time.
it'd mainly be for entering work items i've done, diet information (what did i eat), and exercise information.
the watch is the best form factor since it's always with me.
if it has an accelerometer i might be able to get rid of my nike fuelband.
if it has a camera i might be able to just take pictures of what i eat instead of typing data (then i can estimate if i pigged out just by looking at pictures).
if it's made by apple, there's a very good chance it'll look good. apple understands aesthetics are important.
some watches can be priced excessively high if they are considered jewellery which means high margins. i don't know if apple can pull it off, but if they can i can see them opening a new billion dollar market.
Friends of mine that are hardware engineers at Apple have been telling me that there is an exodus of employees right now. Engineers, leads, mid-level managers and some directors. They are going to Google, Lab 126 and Microsoft. The stock price dip has effectively halved the compensation incentive for working "Apple hours" and dealing with the pressure cooker environment there, and people are starting to walk. People there know what the competitors pay, and AAPL shares were a big leg-up for employee retention. Now that overall compensation is falling closer to what the competitors offer, Apple folks are thinking, "I can go work at X Inc. and make about as much money for fewer hours and less stress." Google is a little bit of an exception in that friends that have gone there say that the hours are long and the pressure high, but they compensate at least as well as Apple used to.
If I was a person who liked to short stocks, I would short Apple now. Samsung is coming out with a new phone that apparently is much better than the iPhone: Bigger screen, faster, removable battery, better screen clarity, etc. Apple is
442 right now.
iPhone 12 will be 5G right? Sources say that this is a game changer, will enable all sorts of applications that wouldn’t have worked without 5G. Could be as significant as the switch from flip phones to smart phones in 2007 with the first iPhone.
With that in mind, how would you bet on Apple stock? Already has a large captured audience of iPhone users who will suddenly be wanting to upgrade as the wonders of 5G on a kick ass iPhone are revealed....
Phone 12 will be 5G right? Sources say that this is a game changer, will enable all sorts of applications that wouldn’t have worked without 5G.
I can't think of anything that would work with 5G and not 4G - well, 3G for that matter.
That’s more a failure of imagination than anything else. Perhaps I can help:
https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/03/20/3-exciting-innovations-made-possible-by-5g.aspx
That's just marketing BS. VR I don't see being any or worse with 4G versus 5G - unless it's all rendered off site - self driving cars we could do right now, wireless home is an awful thing. Basically is just allows more intrusion with less control of what data is sent and received. All of you are getting telescreens into your home.
Also it would be wasted only driving one car occasionally. You’d want to connect the AI to thousands of cars at once, maybe even millions! And here is where the data transfer speed comes in. It’s GOT to be snappy.
What comes after smartphones? What comes after silicon processors?
richwicks saysI can't think of anything that would work with 5G and not 4G - well, 3G for that matter.
That’s more a failure of imagination than anything else. Perhaps I can help:
https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/03/20/3-exciting-innovations-made-possible-by-5g.aspx
The limiting factor for enticing people to upgrade to 5g is there is almost no infrastructure for 5g.
zzyzzx saysAround 170 now.
Good time to buy?
https://spectatorworld.com/topic/the-golden-noose-around-apples-neck/
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Starting my New Year with a nice bump on the AAPL I picked up last year.
Consensus on AAPL to $500? It's testing 52-week high.