Prediction Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

You're the Pundit: Does the classic iPod have a future?

by Erica Sadun (Sep 18th, 2011)

When it comes to forecasting the next big thing, we turn to our secret weapon: the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is the iPod. Are the non-touch units examples of dead devices walking? The iPod classic and shuffle lines have had a big ...

Annual revenue per iOS user estimated at $150

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 1st, 2011)

We all know that Apple's iOS devices are popular. Surveys and analyst predictions place Apple at or near the top in the smartphone, tablet and media player market. That's great for headlines, but what does it mean for Apple's bottom line? Horace Dediu of Asymco did some fancy figuring and ...

Michael Dell: Android tablets will overtake iPad

by Dana Franklin (Apr 25th, 2011)

Michael Dell is bullish on Android tablets [registration required]. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published today, the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Dell Inc. predicted Android tablets would one day overtake Apple's iPad as the leading platform in the tablet market. ...

Apple to make an HDTV within two to four years?

by Mike Schramm (Mar 24th, 2010)

The famous Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, has another wacky prediction for us: within the next two years, he says, Apple will release a connected HDTV. Unlikely, to say the least -- the thinking around the virtual TUAW offices is that Munster's way off base on this one. Not only is ...

Do iPods portend the death of movie-going?

by Jan Kabili (Dec 31st, 2005)

The Toronto Star ran an interesting article today suggesting that 2005 may have been the beginning of the end of the traditional movie-going experience. I've had the same thought recently as I downloaded interesting content for my iPod video and read multiple predictions that Apple would soon ...