We view this as positive for Apple as it opens a new market to the company and greatly expands the (potential market) for Intel-based Macs. This will be a particular benefit for business applications where users need to run Windows for certain applications.
We believe Vista will spur a positive mix-shift across the PC industry, reversing the recent shift towards low-end desktops and notebooks.
We believe today's announcement sets the stage for further share gains by Apple. Our estimates suggest that each point of share Apple takes in the overall personal computer (PC) market translates into a positive 25 cents per share to our fiscal year estimates.
We believe lower guidance from Dell, Lexmark and Cisco this (quarter) indicates slower growth in PCs, pricing pressure in printers and slower revenue growth in the IT (information technology) industry.
While we view the announcement as positive, Schwartz is a Sun insider, having been with the company for over 10 years and we believe he is unlikely to announce a significant change in strategic direction.
Dell's model is designed to weather slowdowns, but we believe HP remains at risk,
It's not very often you get Cisco and Dell bringing expectations lower in the same week.
The bottom line EPS (earnings per share) beat estimates by a significant margin, although revenues were a tad light,
