《财富》水晶球:2014全球大事预测
苹果公司依然不会发布新产品 i世界期待(不,应该说要求)苹果公司今年推出苹果电视(iTV)、苹果手表(iWatch)或其他什么i字打头全新产品。不过,大家还是别指望了。虽然蒂姆•库克领导的苹果公司一直未能推出具有突破性意义的新产品,但这并不意味着这位CEO不具备其前任史蒂夫•乔布斯的魔力。那些喜欢发表这类看法的记者、投资者和果粉们恐怕忘记了一个事实:iPod和iPhone的推出时间间隔了6年之久。而苹果上一款杰作iPad的上市时间距离现在仅仅3年而已。苹果的下一个全新产品将出现在……这家公司完全准备好的时候。 概率: 60% 话说回来,无论苹果发布什么产品(或不发布任何产品),你肯定得买一条新的电源线。 |
Apple will shoot another blank The iWorld expects -- nay, demands -- an iTV, an iWatch, an iSomething, dammit, from Apple this year. Don't bet on it. Nor will Apple's failure to deliver something amazing under Tim Cook reflect the CEO's inability to conjure the magic of his predecessor, Steve Jobs. Those who will claim this (reporters, investors, fanboys) forget that six years separated the release of the iPod and the iPhone. It has been only three years since Apple's last great hit, the iPad. Apple's next new thing will come ... when Apple is good and ready. Odds: 60%. |