Android Platform to fail... Right!!!

[foxpacific]

There are two types of pancreatic cancer, the real bad kind that my mother died from and the less-lethal type that Steve Jobs has. He has had it for years and has been undergoing treatment. I don't know if he will return, but if he doesn't I don't know if Apple can hold their own, it didn't work for them the last time they tried.

 

[FrasierCrane]

They may be facing the loss of Steve Jobs in the not too distant future. While I don't mean Steve Jobs anything bad, the sad reality is that he has cancer (what I've read is pancreatic cancer) which is why he has taken leave. If he truly has pancreatic cancer, that is a deadly cancer with no cure. One has to wonder what will happen with Apple when Steve Jobs is no longer there.

Steve Jobs did have pancreatic cancer, but it was definitely not an adenocarcinoma, which is what you were thinking of as incurable. I think it was an islet cell tumor, although I could be thinking of Justice Ginsberg.

Without getting too speculative, though, it's certainly safe to say that he is going through a pretty serious health crisis now. Hopefully, he'll bounce back quickly. Consumers need Apple to stay strong; the history of consumer electronics wars has shown that having one dominant platform in a category quickly leads to stagnation. Google needs to be kept honest, and I don't think the Two Turkeys will be enough to do it.

 

[SOG_Bulldog]

As an ATT Iphone customer, I can not wait to get my hands on the Inspire when I upgrade my phone Feb. 20th I began disliking the IOS after about two days of getting my phone. After I jail broke it it became livable, but with Android I get the freedom I want with out having to hack it. Just my 2 cents.

 

[640k]

They may be facing the loss of Steve Jobs in the not too distant future. While I don't mean Steve Jobs anything bad, the sad reality is that he has cancer (what I've read is pancreatic cancer) which is why he has taken leave. If he truly has pancreatic cancer, that is a deadly cancer with no cure. One has to wonder what will happen with Apple when Steve Jobs is no longer there.

i think one fact that people conveniently forget is MS bailed Apple out back in the 90s when they were struggling to be relevant. Steve Jobs was no where in sight and the company was quickly failing. the gov't steps in, call's MS a monopoly and MS turns around and starts investing in companies to regain control of the situation.

fast forward to today; MS stayed on it's steady curve, Apple gained Jobs back and started taking more (read: better) risks and the market flourished.

without Jobs, i fear the same. Apple will attempt to hold its momentum, but there's only so much the people will take. the brick and mortar stores will start to take their toll, people will lose faith as Apple works to make cost-cutting decisions, etc. and the market will change again.

there are certain, iconic individuals that grow these companies from nothing, that force their ideaology because they believe in it. once they're gone, everyone else is merely emulating what they can't produce on their own.

 

[dunes20]

I work inside Costco selling phones and in no way have i seen Iphone slowing these droids march.