{"id":15845,"date":"2012-05-29T17:24:17","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T22:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=15845"},"modified":"2024-01-15T06:06:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T12:06:32","slug":"mad-moneys-jim-cramer-says-the-end-is-nigh-for-the-personal-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2012\/05\/mad-moneys-jim-cramer-says-the-end-is-nigh-for-the-personal-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"Mad Money’s Jim Cramer says the end is nigh for the personal computer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Because he’s never been wrong.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Following computer maker, Dell\u2019s latest earning and revenue report, Mad Money\u2019s Jim Cramer panned the company for their below expectations report. CNBC had attributed Dell\u2019s latest poor performance on poor management, but Cramer had other ideas entirely – Apple\u2019s iPhone and iPad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During Cramer\u2019s loud noise and kitschy sound effects program about day trading for the layman, Cramer posited that Dell has failed to create any sort of presence in the mobile market (this is true, even if you own a Dell Streak). More to the point, Cramer offered up the following, \u201cWhy have a desktop, laptop, and a phone when Apple\u2019s mobile device make owning a laptop redundant? That\u2019s the reason why notebooks and netbooks seem to be going the way of the typewriter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s no surprised that mobile OS\u2019s have been a disruptive technology and has essentially changed the way we think of computing, however, Cramer seems to be missing the forest for the trees here. Cramer\u2019s argument requires that we ignore the fact that Apple has continued to show sales growth in both desktops and laptops. And yes, the iPhone is currently Apple\u2019s cash cow but the growth trend goes back to late 90\u2019s and throughout the 2000\u2019s; long before the iPhone was a \u201cthing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth lies in a often reported mix of multiple small successes that has made Apple the most valued company on Wall Street. For more than a decade, Apple has taken an aggressive stance on control their products from design to supply chain to retail. It\u2019s no accident that Apple has not only been successful in each of these spaces, they\u2019ve revolutionized how we think of each industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the introduction of the first iMac to the latest MacBook Air to the iPad, Apple has managed to create an elegant package that meets or exceeds their customers\u2019 expectations. Their ability to exert so much control over the manufacturing process has only strengthened their ability to make these products in record time and meet the ever growing demand for them; all without sacrificing too much in terms of build quality. We can read spec sheets but when you pick up a $1,000 Apple laptop it feels like an expensive piece of kit. The same can\u2019t be said about their competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple has even made it (too) easy to part ways with your hard earned cash as well. A trip to the Apple Store is a retailers wet dream: a customer walks in, they\u2019re instantly greeted by friendly sales people and a store that\u2019s equal parts futuristic and warm, and if prepared to spend, can be out of the store with product without necessarily having to wait on a line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sum of all these part are what has given Apple the perceived ability to print money; they are far from a one (or even three product) company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That isn\u2019t take away anything from how Apple\u2019s iOS devices have completely changed the way we communicate, or the obscene amounts of cash that have made their way into their books, but the iPhone isn\u2019t the reason for Dell\u2019s (or HP\u2019s) woes. Dell and HP spent far too long competing in a race to the bottom price wise; unfortunately it\u2019s that race to the bottom that has stunted their ability to create quality products that would inspire consumers to the store (and those stores aren\u2019t exactly known for their knowledgable and friendly staff).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: CNBC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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