Nitin Gupta
Nitin Gupta
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This is some low-hanging fruit. Apple tried to sell the lack of a screen as a feature with the Shuffle, so the Shuffle is easy to compete against. But you have to look at the whole environment. Apple's iPods are doing fabulous and their online music store, iTunes, is No. 1.
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Dell is going after Apple's low-hanging fruit with a price and memory capacity that are about the same as the Shuffle. It might be a more compelling device, with the screen and FM tuner, but Apple has its popular iTunes library and offers a better user experience.
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I think it's the most intriguing part of the deal.
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It has been difficult for competitors to displace Apple because they haven't offered anything different.
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There are a lot of users who, in the past, wouldn't consider switching to a Mac because they need applications that don't run on a Mac.
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There are promising alternatives. But there need to be integrated marketing efforts, (instead of) requiring the customer to put the package together.
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This will give a larger subscriber base a chance to try XM content without going through the hassle of getting the necessary equipment. If they find the programming valuable, it would be a lot easier to sign them up. The added distribution that XM will get from this relationship will be very beneficial.
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Using the audio player will not diminish its capabilities. It's not a realistic concern when using flash-based phones.
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Those who are serious about the latest high-definition games need more power, but until the manufacturers add capabilities for playing next-generation, high-definition video, it remains a niche market.
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We're going to see some type of portable device that offers some PDA elements but is very consumer-focused, and that means more entertainment functionality.
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We're seeing, in the past few months, a trend towards longer form content becoming available for free and supported by advertising .
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We want people to kind of help us choose what to listen to. This device kind of fills that role.
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If they can cross the boundary into the cell phone, satellite radio will have cleared the last major hurdle. MP3s are nice but the penetration of cell phones is phenomenal, and if they can get the technology down to the size where they can integrate it into a cell phone, it will be a huge step toward the mainstream for satellite radio.
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This type of content is now driving sales, and Apple is leading the way in media consumption.