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10:58 am no more Apple Computer, inc.
10:58 am from this day forward known as Apple, inc.
10:58 am name change!
10:58 am today we have added to the mac and the ipod not appletv and iphone
10:58 am The Mac Observer: "it appears that apple will support the phone, not cingular"
10:57 am try to grab 1%


OH NO! Looks like Mac goin get a lot less work on them. Damn.
 
Locked phone? And that was it? Disappointment. Great device, but it is something that has to be available to EVERYONE, not just a range of customers, even if it is the largest network.
 
I agree that the whole contract lock with Cingular sucks, but if they sold it solo, probably would be tacking another $200 (at least) on to the price.
 
NOW SEE THIS IS WHAT EVERYONE WANTED
Not the phone and ipod together!

I hate Apple so much right now! I'm considering going back to Windows.

That's extreme.

Though I agree it's dumb if this is your only option for iPods now (or when it comes out, rather)? Jumps from 80gb space to 8gb? Yeah, feature packed and all, but what about those that don't want all the network features.. what about those that just like carrying around all their music? Are they left behind..?
 
CNBC is doing another spot on Apple now

CNBC is doing another spot on Apple now.

AAPL up over $5 now
 
All that and Apple ends up locking its customers into a two year contract. Seems like the only winner here is Cingular.

Sorry, but why spend millions of dollars in R&D to come up with a locked phone? I don't get it?

What a waste.

In the end, the other phone manufacturers will upgrade their phones and make them available to Sprint and the other carriers.

The iPod's beauty is that you can use it no matter what computer you use. The iPhone locks you into one carrier and a contract, to boot.

Big mistake.
I agree, Apple is going to lose market share by not branching out.
 
All those people who said, for years and years, that "Apple Computer would not survive" were right. I was prepared for surprises today, but not for a renamed company!

However, selling music players, phones, Internet devices, and, oh yes, computers, means that it make sense.
 
I don't think that is true.. until Apple can come out with a iPhone that can has an 80gb drive and costs only $300-$400 WITHOUT a contract than there will still be a place for the Ipod.
 
What the hell, man... never before has there been a Macworld where there wasn't new stuff to blow money on.

Wait a month for AppleTV, wait 6 months for iPhone.
 
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