Makes you bang your head against the wall for not buying them for $7 in 2003…

I’m waiting till shares 3.0 are launched.

Is there not an app for that?

I owned literally almost every smartphone (from the top ones) to date and currently back to iPhone. Not an apple fanboy, but let’s face it, their products just work, really service free and iPhone is still best all-rounder, while not necessarily best phone for every situation – I know some androids are fab too. Apple just nailed what people want and need fantastic business they did, nobody denies that.

technology dictates that this is a fad. like dot com booms Apple will eventually hit a brick wall or something else will come along.

A fad? ‘cos apple are a one hit wonder ….. Until their next one hit wonder .which will follow the multitude of one hit wonders they have had over the years!

Apple’s continued upward trajectory really is quite remarkable considering that they were on the brink of going out of business.

Their success can be attributed to a number of factors , notably, a usability driven design philosophy compared to the engineering driven designs of Microsoft , Dell, Creative etc who seem intent on making products which are as hard to use as they were to develop.

They have great leadership in Tim Cook and Jony Ive , and a highly optimised ( although ethically questionable) supply chain. They don’t need Steve Jobs to stay ahead.

They have the highest customer retention rate of any electronics brand. They keep you upgrading by making you really happy with your current purchase than by making you really unhappy with it.

And finally – markups ! The profits Apple made in 2011 were actually hard to believe , and most of it can be attributed to the fact that the RRP of their products is on average double the bill of materials for each product.

I ❤ Apple.

I love my iPhone, but that photo does remind me of one of those sci-fi films were we all live in a society were a corporation has taken over and we all walk around in uniform with “our leader/profit” chanting positive slogans at us from a big screen.

I pad 3 bring it on