Every TV set, set-top box, cell phone will have an Internet connection. If every device is connected to the Internet, it requires a different way of thinking about how to create products and how consumers use products. |
For the last two years we've talked about Internet appliances. This year we'll actually see some. |
From the technology side, we look at broadband as an important driver for next-generation processors, memory, servers, screen technology -- basically everything. |
From the video, it looks like it's more of a mainstream Windows hand-held system as opposed to one dedicated to games or any specific application. |
He really does believe technology, if done correctly, has the possibility to change the world. |
He will have them understand that what consumers want is access to their content any time and anyplace and they want it on devices that are easy to use and easy to access and, probably more importantly, always synchronized. |
He's a colorful guy. But since what he says sometimes doesn't happen, it impacts our ability to see him as truly credible. |
His biggest impact will be to help guide Disney into the digital age and be the mediator of this major media company's content to the world of next-generation digital content delivery. |
Historically, Steve [Jobs] won't accept anything less than 20% gross margin on any product. In the rare cases when the gross margins have dropped below that, it has been a fluke. |
HP has a unique perspective on this, ... Their position on this is it's just another way to print. You print to paper, you print to a television. The television is just another imaging component. |
HP has a unique perspective on this. Their position on this is it's just another way to print. You print to paper, you print to a television. The television is just another imaging component. |
I don't believe for a second that Jobs wants to be a media mogul as much as he is a technology visionary. I find that idea out in left field. |
I don't see it as a threat at all to Apple's music empire. |
I don't think [Amazon's prospective store] is a threat at all. There are a lot of things that Amazon would have to get right for this to work. |
I don't think Apple wants to emulate Sony. I don't think they want to do video cameras. I don't think they want to do TVs. They are rounding out the Mac consumer ecosystem. I think they will be extremely cautious about what they brand as an Apple product. |