Analyst predicts Apple vPod delayed till 2007
Apple Computer Inc. might delay introduction of its newest iPod music and video players, American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu wrote in a report. The delay moves the Apple vPod from 2006 to 2007, which means that the device misses the holiday rush! Uh oh!!
Release of the wide-screen vPod might be put off until the first half of 2007 from the fourth quarter of this year as Apple tries to improve battery life, Wu wrote. The nano music player could be delayed until the fourth quarter from the third because of a technical change, he wrote. The increased risk of a postponement led him to reduce his 12-month target price for Apple shares to $75 from $101. Apple hasn’t said when it will release the newest iPods. Shares of the Cupertino, Calif.-based company fell $1.41, or 2.5 percent, to $56.02
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