Van Baker
Van Baker
direction service step
It's a step in the right direction ... it's another enhancement to the service
analog anytime entertainment reason slow transition
We don't see any reason that this will slow down anytime soon. The transition of entertainment from analog to digital, of time-shifting and place-shifting, is just getting under way.
anybody buy game gamer multimedia xbox
First and foremost, Xbox 360 is a game machine, and so is anybody going to go out and buy an Xbox 360 if they're not a gamer because it's got multimedia capability? No,
challenge confusion connected keeping momentum reducing
There is still a lot of confusion around the connected home. Reducing it will be the challenge to keeping the momentum going.
couple head ideas turned
Right now, it's no more than a couple of ideas in his head that still have to be turned into games.
consumers figure itself letter postage print printing requires trying window
Many consumers are uncomfortable trying to figure out how to print envelopes on their printers. And the alternative of printing the postage on the letter itself requires a window envelope, which most consumers are not using.
company sauce special steve
Steve is the one thing no other company can duplicate. He's the special sauce at Apple.
accessory basis bring cherry lots pick truly widespread
The accessory market, I don't see them going into that in a widespread basis with lots and lots of products. They are going to cherry pick where they think they can bring a truly differentiated product.
added appeal aspect both capability content listen mp3 shifting time
The appeal is the portability, the time shifting aspect and the added capability to listen to both the Sirius content and their MP3 collections,
choice safe
That's the safe choice, because that's what you already know and that's what you've got,
loss
I think this is going to be a loss for Apple.
bad business buyer consumer correct hardware manage point postage small versus view
I think Stamps.com is well positioned versus their competitors. They approached this from the point of view that hardware is a bad thing when it comes to postage, and I think this is the correct assessment. The small business buyer and the consumer do not want to have to manage a postage meter, even if it is a dongle on the PC.
bad business buyer consumer correct hardware manage point postage small versus view
I think Stamps.com is well positioned versus their competitors, ... They approached this from the point of view that hardware is a bad thing when it comes to postage, and I think this is the correct assessment. The small business buyer and the consumer do not want to have to manage a postage meter, even if it is a dongle on the PC.
directions growth lines move product successful sustain tackle
Ultimately, for them to sustain their growth and be successful in the long term, they're going to have to move in new directions and tackle some new product lines that they don't have and haven't historically done. That's going to take significant investment.