The average investor may not understand the significance of the "soon to be released" Apple Watch but the competition does. Microsoft is set to announce a smart watch in the next few weeks and I'm expecting others to quickly do the same.
Most of the things that the Apple Watch will initially do already exist in other multiple hardware solutions or as downloadable apps. So what's the big deal. It's the Apple solution. Apple's going to bring it all into one gadget and make the technology intuitive. And it's going to be beautiful. Look for the Apple watch to revolutionize the health monitoring industry as well as the way we pay for everyday purchases. And this is just the beginning.
Apple is never the first to market but when they arrive they crystalize the market and bring others along with them. They'll grow the pie and every industry it touches benefits. The competition, and especially Microsoft, know this all too well. That's why Microsoft will be announcing a smart watch.
Let's hope it doesn't turn out to be another Zune.
Most of the things that the Apple Watch will initially do already exist in other multiple hardware solutions or as downloadable apps. So what's the big deal. It's the Apple solution. Apple's going to bring it all into one gadget and make the technology intuitive. And it's going to be beautiful. Look for the Apple watch to revolutionize the health monitoring industry as well as the way we pay for everyday purchases. And this is just the beginning.
Apple is never the first to market but when they arrive they crystalize the market and bring others along with them. They'll grow the pie and every industry it touches benefits. The competition, and especially Microsoft, know this all too well. That's why Microsoft will be announcing a smart watch.
Let's hope it doesn't turn out to be another Zune.
Data as of 19 October 2014
| Apple Inc. 19 October Price $97.67 1yr Target $112.64 Analysts 44 1yr Cap Gain 15.32% Dividend $1.88 Yield 1.92% 1yr Set Tot Return 17.24% Market Cap $584.84 Bil Beta 0.89 EPS (ttm) $6.19 Payout Ratio 30.37% EPS next yr $7.32 P/E 15.78 PEG 1.37 Forward P/E 13.34 Debt/Equity 0.26 ROA 17.90% ROE 31.20% ROI 25.50% Sales $178.14 Bil Income $38.56 Bil Profit Margin 21.64% | Microsoft Corp. 19 October Price $43.63 1yr Target $48.31 Analysts 29 1yr Cap Gain 10.72% Dividend $1.24 Yield 2.84% 1yr Set Tot Return 13.56% Market Cap $359.50 Bil Beta 1.01 EPS (ttm) $2.63 Payout Ratio 47.14% EPS next yr $3.19 P/E 16.59 PEG 2.31 Forward P/E 13.68 Debt/Equity 0.25 ROA 14.10% ROE 25.70% ROI 19.50% Sales $86.83 Bil Income $22.07 Bil Profit Margin 25.41% |
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