Dennis Sellers Articles

You’ve been watching TV on your Mac—I know you have - Click To Read Article
Recent stats from Nielsen Online, a division of The Nielsen Company, show that (no surprise) YouTube continued to rank as the No. 1 video web brand with 5.5 billion total streams in April.

User interface, brand, content top considerations when choosing a new mobile phone - Click To Read Article
Though there are rumors that the iPhone will be coming to Verizon soon (something I'd love to see), I'm dubious it will happen (at least until 2011). I'd also love to see the pricey AT&T/iPhone data plan reduced, especially with these tough economic times. In lieu of either of these happening, it will be the sheer user friendliness of the iPhone that keeps it selling.

'Underwhelming' response to desktop updates -- and the laptop vs. desktop equation - Click To Read Article
Most analysts have found Apple's Mac desktop overhaul "underwhelming."

Time for Apple to release a 25th anniversary Mac - Click To Read Article
The Mac turns 25 this year. And Super Bowl Sunday would be the perfect (symbolically, at least) time for Apple to run an ad for a 25th anniversary Mac.

Tough economic times will ding Apple, but not as bad as some companies - Click To Read Article
New research from the ChangeWave Research group shows that Apple won’t be immune from taking hits due to the tough economy. But my favorite tech company seems to be in as good of shape as any to make it through some tight months.

Things I don’t think we’ll see: a 99 buck iPhone, an Apple television - Click To Read Article
"Macsimum News" Editor Dennis Sellers doesn't think we'll see the cheap iPhone and Apple-branded television that some analysts are predicting.

The Sellers Research Group’s take on Apple’s financial - Click To Read Article
Apple announces its latest financial results today at 2 pm (Pacific). Naturally, we’ll be covering the announcements in-depth. But first I wanted to give you the predictions of what Apple will announce, as determined by the Sellers Research Group.

Study: 2.5 million U.S., Canadian Households ready to buy an Internet-connected TV - Click To Read Article
There have been rumors that Apple plans to release its own television set later this year. I’m dubious, though I’d like to see it, along with a real beefing up of the Apple TV. However, if Apple did make theie own television, they’d probably want to have built-in Internet access.

Small businesses, science/tech leaders, not the government, will lead us to a better future - Click To Read Article
New research released at the We Media Miami conference finds that most Americans believe small business, science and tech leaders will lead the U.S. to a better future – not the government, big business or the news media.

Reasons I'm looking forward to Snow Leopard - Click To Read Article
I'm looking forward to Mac OS X 10.6 ("Snow Leopard") even though Apple has said it won't sport any flashy new bells and whistles. Building upon Mac OS X 10.5, the goal is to improve overall performance for Mac desktop users.

Premium Apple App Store? Mac App Store? - Click To Read Article
There are rumors that Apple is planning on introducing a “premium” section on the Apple App Store for selling more expensive third-party programs. I think the idea has some merit.

Perception remains that Jobs IS Apple - Click To Read Article
Whatever you want to say about Apple, it’s a brand that is considered one of the best. In the latest brandchannel’s brandjunkies 2009 report, Apple won accolades in several areas. However, it’s also a company that is viewed as having its future tied to CEO Steve Jobs—and that’s an image that needs to be changed.

Nothing about the revamped Mac desktop line-up tempts my wallet - Click To Read Article
I guess I should thank Apple. Following yesterday’s announcement regarding revs of its entire desktop line-up, there’s nothing to tempt me to spend my money.

My call: Snow Leopard by July, quad-core iMacs by October - Click To Read Article
Kaufman Brothers analyst Shaw Wu thinks Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”) may not arrive until late summer or early fall. I think the beast will begin prowling in the June-July time period. However, I agree withe Wu that we’ll see a quad-core iMac before year’s end that will capitalize on Snow Leopard’s beefed up support for multiple core processors. 



My take on Mac/Life’s GameDock concept - Click To Read Article
Mac/Life has proposed an Apple game console idea that’s ingenious. It’s dubbed the GameDock (go here for the mock-up). And I’d like to steal, er, borrow Mac/Life’s concept and make it more Mac-centric.

My take on the ‘iPhone lite, ‘Apple Pad’ - Click To Read Article
Sometimes the rumors get it right, sometimes not. But I think they’re at least half off on the reports of Verizon and Apple working together on an “iPhone lite” and/or an “Apple pad.” My take: the former isn’t coming, the latter is. Though not necessarily with Verizon.

Maybe with femtocell technology, I’ll finally get an iPhone - Click To Read Article
By 2013, Smartphones will double their share of all cellphones to about 20 percent, reports the In-Stat research group. I might be among them if AT&T ever beefs up its wireless network in my neck of the woods. I do want an iPhone, but if the phone part doesn’t work for me, I’ll stick with my iPod touch.

Microsoft ads brag that Windows powers cheap PeeCees - Click To Read Article
Is it just me or does anyone else think Microsoft needs a new ad firm? First, it was the Bill Gates/Jerry Seinfeld spots (surreally bad and mercifully short-lived), then the “I’m a PC’ campaign (which put most viewers to sleep). Now the Big M has a new ad campaign that basically brags that Windows powers cheap PeeCees.

Let’s hope that the Macworld Expo lives on - Click To Read Article
Apple has bowed out of all upcoming Macworld Conferences & Expos. But let's hope the annual event lives on.

Macworld Expo should change venues, dates in the future - Click To Read Article
It's probably a good thing that Macworld Expo 2010 is moving from January to February. With Apple not attending, however, it won't be the same show as before. And I think IDG, the folks behind the event, should consider more changes in the future, including a change of venue.

Mac share approaching 10 percent - Click To Read Article
The Mac's market share is approaching 10 percent, at least according to one company. Now Apple should set the bar even higher.

Macs more expensive? Not if you consider TCO - Click To Read Article
Recently, two analysts said that the common perception of Macs as pricey items is indeed true. Richard Shim, an analyst at market research firm IDC, and Ian Lao, an analyst at In-Stat, said that, without significant price cuts, Macs continue to cost between 25 and 40 percent more than PC hardware of equivalent specs, say both Shim and Lao.The Sellers Research Firm disagrees.

Jobs' departure, though hopefully temporary, had to happen sooner or later - Click To Read Article
Whether or not Steve Jobs is leaving Apple temporarily or not (and I'm betting this is the beginning of a long-term transfer of leadership), the iconic leader will leave the company sooner or later. And it's time people accepted this.

Kindle app for the iPhone won’t affect Kindle 2 hardware sales - Click To Read Article
This week’s release of a Kindle app for the iPhone and iPod touch has lead to some speculation that the Sellers Research Firm (that’s me) finds a little off-base.

Internet video a winner in tough economic climate - Click To Read Article
A new survey suggests that the current economic crisis will make Internet video a champion in 2009.

iMac to be retired this year? I don’t think so - Click To Read Article
Ian Lamont, writing for The Industry Standard says he thinks that Apple will announce no later than Sept. 30, 2009, that the iMac is being discontinued. I think he’s waaay off base, but you have to admire his penchant for details.

If and when the ‘iPad’ arrives, it won’t be a stopgap solution - Click To Read Article
Whether the rumored "iPad" comes out this year or next, Apple will almost certainly position the device (assuming it even exists; the company has made no official statement about it) as a mobile computing device, NOT as a laptop.

How about a 32GB iPhone (with better camera) when iPhone OS 3.0 arrives? - Click To Read Article
The upcoming iPhone OS 3.0 should finally break down my barriers and convince me to buy an iPhone. IF the AT&T service in my neck of the woods has really improved by then, as I’ve been promised. When—or if—I take the plunge, I hope to be getting a 32GB iPhone.

Evaluating the ‘Steve Jobs effect’ - Click To Read Article
In a recent ChangeWave research firm survey, they inquired about the Steve Jobs “effect”? With his recent health disclosure and taking a leave of absence—amid speculation on whether Apple will stumble without him—ChangeWave asked consumers what effect it would have on their likelihood of buying Apple products if Jobs were to permanently step down as CEO

Don’t bet on an Apple netbook—but an ‘iPod HD,’ well, that’s more likely - Click To Read Article
Yesterday it was reported that Taiwan-based Wintek will supply touch panels for a new Apple netbook (or perhaps an “iPod HD”) and shipments will start in the third quarter this year. Don’t look for a netbook per se, but a bigger iPod is what I’m betting my money on.

DVDs, Blu-ray discs may be around longer than most pundits think - Click To Read Article
Whether or not Blu-ray ever succeeds in replacing DVDs, I do wish that Apple would offer the necessary support in Mac OS X (Snow Leopard, perhaps) so that third parties could make Blu-ray players (as well as recorders, which are already offered) for the Mac. I know that Apple wants to convince us that renting and buying movies online are the future (which is why we may never see Blu-ray player/recorders built into a Mac), but hat future is a ways off yet.

Conspiracy or coincidence? - Click To Read Article
I guess it comes from too many years of watching The X-Files, but it’s almost enough to make you believe there’s a conspiracy afoot.

By my new way of calculating it, Apple is the number one computer vendor in the US - Click To Read Article
Maybe it would be cheating but what if iPhones and iPod touches were tallied into the total for Macs sold during a quarter? Imagine what that would do for the Mac’s market share.

Apple among ‘Global Green 100’ for ‘corporate leadership in IT energy efficiency’ - Click To Read Article
Apple is among the corporations that made the Global Green 100 List by the Uptime Institute.

Analyst says we shouldn’t expect revamped Mac desktops anytime soon—but I beg to differ - Click To Read Article
Trip Chowdhry, a Global Equities Research analyst, says you shouldn’t expect revamped Mac desktops anytime soon—at least ones with big changes. Tough economic times, a shrinking desktop market and strong notebook sales make this an unwise move for Apple, he told Wired. However, not releasing new desktops is a terrible idea—and totally against Apple’s “DNA,” according to the Sellers Research group.

aneiPhone, Nintendo Wii show that consumers hunger for new gestural interfaces - Click To Read Article
Touch-free gestural interfaces—where the user can control a nearby TV or computer with the “wave of a hand”—will revolutionize the landscape in the “digital living room,” much as the Apple iPhone and Nintendo Wii did in their respective markets, says Jim Spare, CEO of 3-D sensor chip pioneer Canesta.

Apple, regarding AT&T exclusivity—just say no - Click To Read Article
As reported yesterday, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is allegedly involved in discussions with Apple to extend the carrier’s exclusive iPhone contract into 2011. I hope that doesn’t happen.

Apple is dragging its collective feet on moving the Apple TV - Click To Read Article
Apple is dragging its collective feet on moving the Apple TV, but the clock is ticking. According to a new study by Research and Markets, North America, Europe, Asia and first world countries in Australia have passed the tipping point when it comes to consumer acceptance and desire for Internet-delivered video entertainment.

Apple’s next CEO and the future (or lack of it) of cloud computing - Click To Read Article
Yesterday I talked about the “Steve Jobs effect” on consumers as to their likelihood of buying Apple products if Jobs were to permanently step down as CEO of the company. Today I’d like to look at some pundits’ prognostications on who might replace Jobs whenever he steps down.

Apple won't: a) buy EA, b) buy Twitter, c) launch its own game console - Click To Read Article
Tough economic times or not, Apple is rolling in dough. It has an US$29 billion cash balance, so this has led to some crazy speculation on what Apple will do with the moolah. There's been talk -- crazy talk in my opinion -- that Apple will buy Twitter and/or Electronic Arts.

Apple should NOT cut Mac prices - Click To Read Article
There’s a constant cry from some quarters for Apple to slice prices on the Macs to: a) compete with the bargain bin PeeCees, b) accommodate consumers in these tough economic times, and/or c) prove those Microsoft ads wrong. To which I say: don’t do it

Are Macs and Wal-Marts a good match?
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Apparently, there are plans afoot for Wal-Mart to sell Macs, as well as iPhones and iPods, in at least some of their stores. I'm not sure that's a good idea, but it's worth pursuing, at least on a trial basis.

About those Microsoft ads, some folks SHOULD buy a PC - Click To Read Article
Some folks are concerned about the recent spat of Microsoft ads knocking the high cost of ownership of Macs and the “Apple tax,” it all boils down to this: if nothing matters except getting a bargain basement computer as cheaply as possible, get a PeeCee.

A look at the latest iPhone, netbook rumors—and my prognosis of ‘em - Click To Read Article
Speculation has fired up again about upcoming iPhones and the rumored Apple netbook. Here’s a round-up of what’s now being bandied about—and what the Sellers Research Firm (that’s me) has to say about each one.


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