[Erik Latranyi]

Look, Apple is a great innovator. However, Apple rarely stays at the top of its markets for long.

First, technology companies rarely stay on top of a market they invented.

Second, Apple is known for having too tight a grip on hardware, leading users to migrate to less restricted imitators.

[cardinal4]

Second, Apple is known for having too tight a grip on hardware, leading users to migrate to less restricted imitators.

It is that fact that is sending me into Apple's camp when I buy my next computer. I want computer whose hardware and software is all made by the same folks..

[Norman Arbuthnot]

First, technology companies rarely stay on top of a market they invented.

Second, Apple is known for having too tight a grip on hardware, leading users to migrate to less restricted imitators.

Well, that certainly has not been the case with the iPod. It still totally dominates the music player space.

And the iPhone has succeeded beyond all expectations and is poised to capture a significantly larger segment of the Smart Phone market. The next gen iPhone will probably have video conferencing capability and that is going to be a true killer app that will make iPhone sales soar and the stock price along with it.

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/41969/146/

Next up will probably be touch screen net book that could be Kindle killer.

[itsahoot]

Apple rarely stays at the top of its markets for long.

When have they ever been on top?