Tag archive: Gene Munster

The rumors have been strong about Apple's TV concept coming to market in the near future, but like usual, we have nothing from the company to confirm whether or not those plans are really in the making. According to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Apple has indeed been contacting component suppliers, which has led Munster to believe that an Apple-branded TV set could land in 2012. In a letter [via Forbes] on January 31, Munster told… Read More

The recent arrival of Mac OS X Lion and refreshed MacBook Air and Mac mini models could translate to around 4.5 million Mac sales this quarter, according to a new report on the Cupertino company's marketplace performance. Analyst Gene Munster with Piper Jaffray said this week that he expects the current 22-percent surge in Mac sales to drop in September, but stay strong enough for the company to break its previous single-quarter record.… Read More

Though you shouldn't wager on the forecasts of analysts, it's always interesting to hear what they have to say. Today, Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, told AppleInsider that if Apple adds Verizon Wireless as an iPhone carrier in early 2011, the company may not double its sales, as you might think. In fact, sales may go up only 14 percent, or 2.5 million, as a flurry of people simply switch from AT&T to Verizon when the… Read More

Last week, analysts Tony Sacconagui at Bernstein Research looked at quarterly financial numbers from Apple and AT&T, looked again, and did a little bit of head-scratching. Apple claims to have sold 3.7 million iPhones to date, but AT&T claimed to have activated only 2 million iPhones. Although the figures don't account for some inaccuracies and iPhones that had been purchased over the end-of-year holidays but not yet activated,… Read More

For readers who may have been in a cave during the last month—or who were perhaps abducted by aliens and only just returned to Earth—Apple launched it's much-anticipated iPhone on Friday. Although most Apple stores and AT&T corporate stores did see people lining up for the 6 PM start of sales on Friday, the companies were able to meet initial demand in all but a few locations, and a feared iPhone sell-out never… Read More

“In its bi-annual 'Taking Stock With Teens' survey obtained by The Mac Observer, research analysts Michael Olson and Gene Munster found that of 518 students, the number of kids owning an iPodhad risen dramatically. 56% said they owned an iPod, compared to 40% as reported in the company's Fall survey. The next closest competitor in the current survey was Sony, which was chosen by 14% ofdevice owners, followed by iRiver at… Read More

“Apple Computer Inc. could decide to sell a lower-priced version of its Macintosh computer to attract consumers already enamored of its iPod music player and annoyed by security problems with Windows PCs, according to an analyst at Piper Jaffray. “We believe that it is not out of the question that Apple would try to capitalize on this opportunity with a more widely accessible product,” analyst Gene Munster said… Read More