Apple Q1 (FY 2013) Earnings release - OUT NOW!

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man-bear-pig said:

famousringo said:

Euphoria14 said:
To think people think iPhones are losing popularity.

Growth does seem to be slowing. Western markets are starting to get saturated, and Apple's business model isn't well suited to the pre-paid contracts that dominate developing countries. Growth rates of 20-30% might be what we can expect from now on unless Apple changes strategy, and I'm not sure a different strategy will offer more profit in the long run.

But selling 135 million phones in 2012 is okay, I guess.

They need to ge the iTV to the market. That'll give them a good significant boost if they get it right. Also, perhaps a cheaper iphone for LEDC's...but im not too sure about that.

If rumours are to be believed, there'll be a new iPhone in May/June with a larger screen available in a wider range of colours...that could be a big winner!

Honestly, even if Apple solved the content problem and blew the TV market apart with an iTV, it would be a pretty minor success compared to all their other products. People buy one, maybe two TVs per household and keep them for a decade. Just doesn't compare to tablets and phones where the potential is one device per person updated every two or three years.

I'm pretty sure Apple is just going to keep developing their existing Apple TV and it's main goal is going to be to enhance the value of Apple's other devices and content services.