From: jjkastro@mac.com

Date: December 14, 2011 9:24:26 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: new firewire Italian camera

David, I was perusing the earlier threads in the Group and noticed your remarks on Milton's comments on Apple's ability to make a successful cell phone.

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, "David Illig" <usenet@...> wrote:

Milton Aupperle wrote:

... Apple is evolving and moving  

from a computer company to a consumer electronics company. At some  

point and time they have to make up their minds what they want to do  

and frankly, their growth areas are not in computers - it's in cell  

phones and multimedia devices.

Cell phones? Apple can't make a cell phone that stands out from the

very crowded field. In multimedia, TiVo (which Apple should buy *now*)

has the same head start over Apple that Apple has over Microsoft in

the music market, so that's going to be a struggle; the TiVo hardware-

software is an outstanding combination, universally loved by its users.

Apple can, however, make a computer that stands far ahead of the

crowd, and they do.