9/12/2005

And Steven Jobs strikes again. Apple stock will go even higher. His famous view of the computer business that you have to have a "killer ap" is clear once again, only it looks like Apple has several of them......

The new ROKR E1 phone from Apple, Motorola and Cingular Wireless is more than worthy of the build-up. A combination of a phone and an iPod, it offers a lot of younger folks the instant ability to consolidate the arsenal of essential portable devices.

For any gadget that seeks to replace a phone to succeed, the first requirement is that it include a good phone. The ROKR passes this test with flying colors. Even if it didn't contain an iPod, the ROKR would be a very nice mobile phone of the brick rather than flip phone variety. It feels solid. Its buttons are large and click firmly upon being pressed. Most noticeably, its display is absolutely gorgeous, which is not the case with all Motorola mobile phones.
As a tri-band phone operating on the GSM standard, the ROKR will work not just in the United States but in much of Europe.
What will happen to Apple when Jobs dies?

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