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Vinegar Joe (band)
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|Vinegar Joe
|London, England
|Rhythm and blues
|Years active
|Island Records
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|Past members
|Elkie Brooks
Pete Gage
Robert Palmer
Steve York
Dave Thompson
Conrad Isidore
Rob Tait
John Hawken
John Woods
Mike Deacon
Keef Hartley
Jim Mullen
Pete Gavin
Alan Powell
Vinegar Joe were an English R&B band, formed in 1971 in London. They released three albums on Island Records, but were best known for their live shows and launching the solo careers of Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer.[1]
Vinegar Joe evolved out of Dada, a 12-piece Stax-influenced, jazz-rock fusion band. Dada released one, eponymous, album in 1970, with a line up including vocalist Elkie Brooks and guitarist Pete Gage.[2] Singer Robert Palmer, formerly with The Alan Bown Set joined Dada after the album had been recorded. Dada were signed by Ahmet Ertegun for Atlantic Records but after their US tour Ahmet sub-licensed them to Chris Blackwell of Island Records for the UK and rest of the world, with instructions to reduce the line up to form Vinegar Joe in 1971, adding keyboard player Dave Thompson, the band was without a drummer. Conrad Isidore[3] and Rob Tait drummed on the first album. Tim Hinkley added keyboards alongside Dave Thompson and it was Hinkley who appeared on the cover of the first album.Their debut LP Vinegar Joe was released in April 1972 on Island Records in the UK and Atco Records in the US.[2]
Tim Hinkley took over from Thompson on keyboards and was succeeded by John Hawken. Drummer Rob Tait played the first series of live shows succeeded by John Woods . Mike Deacon took over on keyboards. During recording of their second album, Rock'n Roll Gypsies, also released in 1972, Keef Hartley played drums. Guitarist Jim Mullen also joined the band for this record and stayed played on the US tour . Drummer Pete Gavin joined the band prior to the US tour and recording of their third and final album Six Star General released in 1973. The band dissolved in the spring of 1974. Alan Powell played drums during the band's final weeks.
Subsequently, Brooks and Palmer went on to enjoy success as solo musicians. Gage became a record producer and arranger, working with Brooks, his wife, until their divorce, and a range of musicians such as Joan Armatrading and specialising in upcoming rockabilly and punk bands including as Restless and King Kurt.
Album discography[edit]
- Dada - Dada, Atco Records, 1970 (pre-Vinegar Joe)
- Vinegar Joe - Island Records (UK), Atco Records (U.S.) 1972 (re-issued on Lemon)
- Rock'n Roll Gypsies - Island Records (UK), Atco Records (U.S.) 1972 US #201
- Six Star General - Island Records (UK), Atco Records (U.S.) 1973
- Compilations
- Six Star Gypsies, 1994
- Speed Queen of Ventura: An Introduction to Vinegar Joe, 2003
Former members[edit]
- Elkie Brooks: vocals (1971-1974)
- Pete Gage: guitars (1971-1974)
- Robert Palmer: vocals (1971-1974)
- Steve York: bass (1971-1974)
- Dave Thompson: keyboards (1971-1972)
- Conrad Isidore: drums (1971-1972)
- Rob Tait: drums (1971-1972)
- John Hawken: keyboards (1972)
- John Woods: drums (1972)
- Mike Deacon: keyboards (1972-1974)
- Keef Hartley: drums (1972-1973)
- Jim Mullen: guitars (1972-1974)
- Pete Gavin: drums (1973-1974)
- Alan Powell: drums (1974)
- Additional musicians
- Dave Brooks - tenor saxophone
- Tim Hinkley - keyboards
- Nick South - bass
- Gasper Lawall - percussion
- ^ Vinegar Joe biography by Bruce Eder at Allmusic
- ^ a b Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 237. CN 5585.
- ^ Conrad Isadore (Isidore) at Allmusic


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Elizabeth "Eli" Anderson, Geoff Bates, Isla Van Tricht & Lily Blackstar - Oldale Town
Geoff and Isla sat in the lobby with their healed Pokémon and met up with Eli, who was just returning with hers. Isla caught herself staring at Eli as the latter walked up, but not before she noticed that Geoff had been staring just as long, if not longer. She ignored it for the time being and spoke before anyone else could, an attempt at preventing Eli from noticing the mindless gazing.
"Seems like we are all set," Isla started. "I may go ask around town for a bit and find out if there is anything I can learn about the Pokémon here, maybe even check in with the Pokémart for some supplies." Geoff, in his being a guy and noticing when girls are acting strange, figured Isla was up to something with such a snappy response. Why was she trying to leave so quickly? "You can keep me company if you want," she added.
Eli didn't have a problem joining her; she needed to pick up more Pokéballs, since she'd already used two to get only a second teammate. Geoff was surprised about Eli's decision, but he tagged along anyways. Scarlett followed along, carefully watching the others' Pokémon. Bandit bounced along, and was debating nipping at Isla's and Eli's heels (and maybe Geoff's leg again), just because he was a bit of a jerk, and not quite used to humans yet.
As Lily reached the town she hurried over to the Pokémon center, passing by some trainers who were just leaving. The girl recognized them as trainers as they were the only ones with Pokémon by their side in the whole town. Lily reached the Pokémon center in no time. She stepped through the automatic door and entered the building, walking straight to the nurse there and after greeting her, gave the nurse her Pokémon to get treated. Since she had to wait a bit Lily decided to go outside and have a look around until her Pokémon were healed, maybe pick up some supplies. Nurse Joy was more than willing to give her a small buzzer to tell her when she could pick up her Pokémon.
Geoff waited for Eli and Isla to finish getting some new things; he didn't need to buy anything. He could've, but he'd already packed plenty before he even came here, and had only used up the one pokéball to catch Bandit. Eli stocked up on extras while she had the chance. A few potions couldn't hurt, either. Isla stocked up on a couple of Pokéballs, Potions, and Antidotes and such--after all, the middle of nowhere would be a terrible place to suffer a serious injury or status ailment.
Before they'd left the Pokémart, Eli picked up a drink from the vending machine for herself, and another for Isla and Geoff. Thanks was given while Eli thought of how Oldale's Pokémart had fairly less stock than Fortree's. Since it was likely none of them had any trainer-battling experience, Eli brought up the idea of a three-way battle in the open space dead center of Oldale Town. Everyone was up for it, and the Pokémon were far from objecting.
As Lily ended up in front of the Pokémart, she found herself facing the trainers from before as they left with their hands full of supplies. The girl entered into the shop and in minutes finished buying all that she needed: Some Potions and Antidotes. Lily was about to return to the Pokémon Center when she spotted the same trainers she had passed by earlier. They had eager looks on their faces and seemed to be itching to start something. All that Lily could say was that they were restless. They all had Pokéballs and Pokémon at the ready, but a three-way battle seemed abnormal. Lily couldn't help herself but be curious so she went closer to the group of teenagers and asked them if they are preparing for a battle.
Answering first was Eli, "That's about right. What's your name?"
"Nice to meet you; I'm Geoff," the taller boy answered. Isla and Eli also introduced themselves.
"Do you mind if I battled, too?"
"No problem," Eli replied. "We could have a tag battle. Two on two, one Pokémon each."
"Awesome! Just let me pick up my Pokémon from Nurse Joy and I'll be right back!"
The group didn't have to wait long for the girl. In a matter of moments, Lily had returned, Pokéballs in hand. Isla had already snatched up Eli for a teammate, so Geoff teamed up with Lily, everyone taking a place in the center of town. Once everyone was ready, they all threw up a Pokéball and called out their names--except for Geoff, whose Pokémon were almost always outside their Pokéballs. Bandit, his Poochyena, charged onto the soon-to-be battlefield before he could even tell who to go. Geoff blinked several times in surprise. "Alright, then. You're up, Bandit."
"Vex, let's get this started."
"We can't let them win, now can we? Knight, come out!" she said, calling her new Ralts out.
"Brotad, come on out!"
Four corners; a Ralts and Poochyena on one side, with a Vulpix and Lotad on the other. "Opposites attract, huh?" Isla thought as she looked at the teams. She was starting to be grateful these thoughts popped up in her head before she said them. Remembering they just started a battle, Isla yelled out, "Brotad, use Astonish!" The little Bro did as commanded, rushing at Lily's Ralts with its stubby legs.
Geoff used Rest. Zzzzzzzzz. Geoff used Snore. Snore turned into Mass Hypnosis! All the girls fell asleep on his lap. Geoff dies young with no regrets.
Geoff was the next to bark orders. "Bandit, Bite that Lotad!"
"Ember!" Eli called. Once Bandit took off toward Brotad, Vex fired off a blast of flames at the Poochyena, only for it to get interrupted by Knight's Confusion. Knight quickly launched the ball of fire back at the Vulpix, but that only powered up Vex's abilities. Meanwhile, Bandit sank its glowing teeth into the poor Brotad.
"Try it again, Knight!" Lily commanded. The Ralts picked up Brotad, Bandit still baring his teeth in the Lotad's flesh, then threw the pair at Vex, who promptly ran out of the way. With Brotad and Bandit skidding on Oldale's fresh-cut grass, the latter finally let his Bite go before both stood back up again. "You're not supposed to hurt Geoff's Pokémon; he's on our side!" Knight, having a tinge of guilt on his head, went directly for Vex this time, who was controlling ghostly white flames around her body.
"Hex!" her trainer yelled, but before it could happen Bandit slammed into the Vulpix's side, Brotad dogpiling on and rolling everyone over. Seeing the stubby, leaf-headed Lotad stumbling over the canine and fox Pokémon nearly made Lily fall over laughing. No one could suppress their laughter at the sight. Even Scarlett rolled around laughing, setting fire to small patches of grass as she did so. Geoff hurried over, stamped out the flames, and moved back to the battlefield.
Brotad rolled to the side, and faced the opposing Ralts, who was standing there mocking all three other participants. At his trainer's behest, the ever-eager Lotad charged at Knight with a ghostly aura, slamming into it head-to-head while it was distracted. With Vex and Bandit recovering, the former managed to pull off a Hex to take Ralts out before it could get back up. Needless to say, it was super effective, though Bandit managed to get his little fangs around Vex's tails.
Vex, in response, started running around frantically, trying to get the beast off of her back end. Get off get off get off get off! she screamed, the simplistic cries of her own species' name echoing in everyone's ears like they could read the poor Vulpix's thoughts. Regardless, Geoff wouldn't stop laughing as both his and Eli's Pokémon were slamming into everything solid, one trying to dislodge the other from its fur. The bashing only ended when both finally fell unconscious, bruises all over their bodies due to attacking the trees, buildings and Oldale Town sign.
In the end, Brotad was the only one remaining. He was utterly satisfied, even unbelieving that he was actually the winner. That said, he returned to his trainer's side in the slowest, most awesome walk possible for his stumpy little legs. The trainer in question had been hugging Eli in her excitement over winning their first trainer battle. She managed to catch herself and let go after a few seconds, but it was far too late to take back the hug. Isla blushed furiously from having hugged a cute guy she'd just met, and Eli blushed from having been hugged but that didn't stop Isla from thinking Eli was even cuter and more huggable, both turning away from each other to get their Pokémon. Geoff was jealous that Isla got to hug the cute guy and he didn't, but he disguised the envy while he and Lily retrieved their own Pokémon.


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1990 Toyota Pickup Regular Cab 2dr Regular Cab SB
I feel my faithful little toyota deserves some recognition and hopefully I can help ease the decision of someone looking to purchase a cheap, economical, and ultra reliable truck to do... pretty much anything. No you won't be winning drag races against newer full size trucks with V8's nor will you be towing your 45' luxury motor home however what you can do is way more than anyone would imagine. Those in auto mechanic scene know how amazing the little 22R 4 cylinder motor is and thats why these trucks are so sought after now. I purchased my truck 8 years ago and consistently haul over 1000lbs of cargo, and have run it hard since I bought it with 87,000 miles, it now has 178k running strong.
Handles like a car and is very quick under 50mph with a manual transmission. It is extremely fun to drive and super tough, motor performs pretty much the same with 1000lbs in it or empty. People really underate what the truck can do because of its size but I haul 2 motorcycles in it at once all the time, launch a jetski trailer with 2 large jetskis, and have even towed a 20' boat!!! And this is all with the 22R carbureted, 4 speed manual trans, base model.
In close to 100000 miles of hard use I have only had to replace a wheel bearing, rear axle seals, clutch, exhaust, and I upgraded the carb because the first one started having idle issues. No major problems, with regular oil changes, and gearbox oil change. Truck is comfy for me at 5'5" however anyone over 5'10" is going to feel cramped I think, it is a tiny cab but that is part of what makes the truck handle so well and fit anywhere a compact car will.
My father bought this very basic truck new for $6988 as a loss leader in late 1989. We are talking a vinyl bench seat, no AC, no power steering, and no radio. He put a lot of really tough short trips on it and didn't do much for maintenance except change the oil. I inherited it in 1997 with less than 100K miles and though it hadn't had any problems, it already needed a new clutch. Despite that, it remained reliable- a clutch master cylinder in 2000 and new radiator in 2001 at 133K. It started leaking out of the front seal a little at about 180K. Finally, at 196K, it's tough life caught up to it and it blew the head gasket Not bad, all things considering. Now it has 230K on it and
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did when the head gasket blew was change the timing chain- I saw one of those snap in a similar truck with 264K miles on it, so I figured it was a good idea. Everything seems squared away now, I honestly don't see why I wouldn't hit 300K. I adjust the valves every so often as well. Review? 116 HP moving only 2650 pounds, the most basic truck with a manual is actually pretty quick, has a fat torque curve, and as I mentioned, gets pretty good mileage. 4WD models are 600 pounds heavier, hurting mileage and acceleration. The bench is obviously horrible for spirited driving as you slide around while turning. Probably the best heater ever. There's nothing to this truck, therefore, nothing breaks!
I purchased this truck new in August 1990. Its been nothing short of spectacular. Ive owned five fords three Chevys and none of them began to match the performance of this vehicle. The original cost was reasonable. The overall performance has been exceptional. It ahs been absolutely reliable., and the cost of operation is very manageable. Currently it has 160,000 flawless miles to its credit. This is an ultra simple vehicle without any of the bells and whistles that make so many of todays trucks a nightmare. I honestly expect it to run for another twenty years without little more then routine maintenance.
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We just got a '08 Access Cab and like it but I miss my '90 base truck! Wife could handle the seats and no power steering, etc., so it was time to "age adjust" to a truck with all those comfort features. The new one is nice but my '90 was plain and tough as nails. Only time it ever refused to start was when I left the lights on and drained the battery. Only good news is I sold the truck to a friend in Oregon and he loves it and sings its praises all the time. Funny thing, his wife has the same issue too! A guy thing I guess!
Indestructible 22RE engine. I hope the new truck is as reliable! Decent mileage and plenty of pep, but it only had a 4-speed to explain some of that.
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6-Year-Old Boy Dies In Surat After Getting Locked Inside Car
Surat News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 19, 2016
In a tragic incident, a six-year-old boy died of suffocation after getting accidentally locked inside a car here, police said on Saturday.
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India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 23, 2016
Even as an infant died allegedly of suffocation in a locality near Deonar dumping ground where a fire has been raging since last week, the Union Environment Ministry today said future course of action will be taken after a two-member probe team submits its report on Monday.
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Bihar | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 10, 2015
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Man Opens Plane's Emergency Exit Before Takeoff
Offbeat | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 16, 2014
A Chinese passenger on a domestic flight opened an emergency exit door to get a breath of fresh air when the plane prepared for takeoff in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
Five Killed in Delhi Factory Fire
Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday November 10, 2014
Four children were among five people who died due to suffocation as a fire broke out early Monday morning at a factory in New Delhi.
Four Children Suffocate to Death in Locked Tamil Nadu Car
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Four children who climbed into a stranger's unlocked and parked car have died today in Tamil Nadu.
Four Children Die in Locked Car in Tamil Nadu
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Four children died of suffocation today after being locked in a car in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district.
Bhopal: Boy Gets Locked Inside Car, Dies of Suffocation
Bhopal News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 5, 2014
A two-and-a-half year old boy died allegedly due to suffocation after he accidentally locked himself in a car in busy New Market area of Bhopal, a police official said today.
Malaysia Jet Passengers Likely Suffocated, Australia Says
World News | Reuters | Saturday June 28, 2014
The passengers and crew of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 most likely died from suffocation and coasted lifelessly into the ocean on autopilot, a new report released by Australian officials on Thursday said.
Four Suffocated to Death in Pakistan
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 18, 2014
Four people were found dead, suffocated by generator fumes, in their house in a Pakistan town on Sunday, media reported.
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Texas men's basketball coach Rick Barnes started the season on the hot seat, but after a solid start it has cooled off—but will it stay that way?
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Many fans want the Texans to draft Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel with the No. 1 pick in this year's draft—but is he the right choice?
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Houston Astros are Primed and Ready to Climb Out of the Cellar
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Jerry Jones Looking to Create More Drama for Cowboys Coaching Staff
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ALT Farms 1573 W. Broad St. Athens, GA 30606 (706) 613-0122 Thurmon, Donna Action Inc. 594 Oconee St. Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-8293 Gerrard, Gary TT of Atlanta Inc. DBA Athens Ford 4260 Atlanta Hwy.
Synovus Mortgage Corp., a division of the Georgia-chartered Synovus Bank, has named Jeff Bishop and Connie Alger to its Chairman's Club and Susan Johnson to its President's Club.
Specialty home décor retailer Kirkland's will join other popular stores and restaurants that have set up shop in and around the Barrow Crossing shopping center in Winder during its grand opening on Aug. 4 and 5.
LOS ANGELES — The stars of "Modern Family" have reached new contracts to keep working on the Emmy-winning comedy, ending a dispute that had threatened to spill over into a courtroom.
For many college kids, the dorms are home for all four years, and they're happy campers. But for many others, the opportunity to move off-campus, into an apartment or house, is a welcome lifestyle change.
Four area counties will elect new top law enforcers this year. Some of the races will be decided in the Tuesday primary election, and others feature a multitude of candidates vying for sheriff.
Cedric Padgett has been in and out of jail and prison since he was 13 years old for crimes that include burglary, selling drugs and aggravated assault.
Nearly 1,500 students will be eligible to receive degrees when the University of Georgia holds its summer commencement.
They took oaths to serve and protect the citizens of Athens-Clarke County, but three police officers hope to better their home communities following the Tuesday primary election.
ATLANTA — Georgia authorities say a motorcyclist is dead after he crashed into a guardrail while fleeing a traffic stop in metro Atlanta.
ATLANTA — An Atlanta police officer has been fired after he was charged in the wreck that left a woman dead.
ATLANTA — A DeKalb County police captain accused of having stolen goods at her home has been fired.
Here's what's going on around Athens today, July 28:
WASHINGTON — Stubbornly close and deeply divisive, the presidential race throttles into its last 100 days as an enormous clash over economic vision, with the outcome likely to come down to fall debates, final unemployment numbers and fierce efforts to mobilize voters. It may seem like an election for the whole nation, but only about eight states will decide who wins the White House.
JERUSALEM — Mitt Romney's support for Israel will likely earn the presumptive Republican Party presidential nominee a warm welcome from Israeli leaders when he meets with them Sunday — and a frosty reception from Palestinians, who fear he would do little to advance their stalled statehood dreams.
ASPEN, Colo. — Poverty across the planet will be virtually eliminated by 2030, with a rising middle class of some two billion people pushing for more rights and demanding more resources, the chief of the top U.S. intelligence analysis shop said Saturday.
LITTLE COMPTON, R.I. — Gray's Store in Adamsville village brought in customers for years with its old-fashioned marble soda fountain, cigar and tobacco cases, and Rhode Island johnny cakes.
QUINCY, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man confronting his estranged wife about custody arrangements for their daughter shot the woman to death and killed her boyfriend and his mother, then fled with the 4-year-old girl before the two were found about 250 miles away in Ohio, authorities said.
AVONDALE, La. — The USS Somerset — the last of three Navy ships named for 9/11 attack sites — was christened Saturday in honor of the passengers and crew of the plane that crashed before terrorists could reach their intended target.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police say about 20 anti-coal protesters have been arrested at a strip mine in West Virginia.
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi couple says the church where they planned to get married turned them away because they are black.
CHICAGO — The announcement that Jesse Jackson Jr. had been transferred to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota pinned down his whereabouts for the first time in weeks and gave clear confirmation that the Illinois congressman is suffering from depression.
BEIRUT — The Syrian government launched an offensive Saturday to retake rebel-held neighborhoods in the nation's commercial hub of Aleppo, unleashing artillery, tanks and helicopter gunships against poorly armed opposition fighters.
WASHINGTON — To his friends, Neil E. Prescott was a "gentle giant" — a physically towering young man with a background in computers and electronics and a sarcastic, even biting, sense of humor that people close to him knew to shrug off as innocuous.
MAYSVILLE, Ky. — Police in northeastern Kentucky say a naked man bolted from a hospital in Maysville and stole a Jeep before fleeing to Ohio where he stole some clothing.
UNITED NATIONS — A U.N. treaty to regulate the multibillion-dollar global arms trade will have to wait after member states failed to an reach agreement, and some diplomats and supporters blamed the United States for the unraveling of the monthlong negotiating conference.
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., whose whereabouts haven't been disclosed since he quietly took a medical leave from Congress several weeks ago, is being treated for depression at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, according to a statement released by the hospital late Friday.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama raised nearly $2.5 million Friday at three fundraising events, including one where he crossed paths with President Bill Clinton. The other two were hosted by a Virginia businessman and philanthropist who helped hundreds of struggling Americans attend Obama's inaugural in 2009.
SAN FRANCISCO — McKesson Corp. will pay $151 million to 29 states and the District of Columbia to settle a lawsuit alleging the company inflated prices of hundreds of prescription drugs, causing state Medicaid programs to overpay millions of dollars in reimbursements, officials said Friday.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Patrick Willis bounced from one drill to the next, delivering hits and asking questions all over the San Francisco 49ers' practice field with a physical presence impossible to miss. Even on offense.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Bits and pieces of gray stubble jut out from of his chin and cheeks these days, hard to notice if you're not looking close enough. A black brace is always secured to his surgically repaired left knee.
CINCINNATI - More plays to pick. More route variations for receivers. When he gets into the huddle during training camp, Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton has many more options at his fingertips nowadays. It's a lot different than a year ago.
LOS ANGELES - Two-time champion Sam Querrey ran his Farmers Classic winning streak to 11 on Friday night, taking a 6-2, 3-1 lead before fifth-seeded Xavier Malisse of Belgium retired from their quarterfinal match because of a right knee injury.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Magic's latest makeover continues to have a youthful feel.
NEW YORK - Add movie mogul to Bobby Valentine's lengthy resume.
CORTLAND, N.Y. - Tebowmania nearly got rained out. The expected wild scene as Jets fans descended on this central New York college town for the team's first public practice was tamed by the elements Saturday.
LONDON - The Olympic flame is nowhere to be seen.
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This is my 3rd Hatchet, lol. It was on ebay for 100 bucks including shipping, so I couldn't pass it up.
I'm still going rocker for next season, but I love this board and it's always good to have familiarity around.
Word to Atomic.
Oh, I also meant to ask if any of you ever return to boards that you really liked?
I couldn't help it with the Hatchet... I mean it is a damn good board and at $100 seems to be a no-brainer.
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my atomic ruled! used it all last year and its tuff. alot of people think there weak boards and not worth it. but as the board that created my fixation to board I can help but give it lots of love
going from that to my artifact was a very weird change. I wanna pick up 2 new boards this year at least.
Atomic boards are super solid you can't go wrong with them. I remember when I thought they were "lower end" equipment but I got the chance to ride a friends Hatchet wide late last season and it was definitely sick. The structurn bases are super fast also.
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Among implications of yesterday's Apple (AAPL) media event in San Francisco is another front in the troubles of the personal computer, according to Romit Shah of Nomura Equity Research, who reiterates a Neutral rating on chip maker Intel (INTC) today after considering the implications of Apple's "iPad Pro."
Shah writes that "on the surface, it seems to be an expected addition to the iPad lineup," and that the Pro "is not a new category" given that "Samsung [Electronics (005930KS)] already offers 12.2" Galaxy Tab Pro with stylus support," as well as Microsoft's (MSFT) Surface tablet, which "actually is very close to this offering with a 12" screen and a physical keyboard."
But, writes Shah, "one important implication is that this change is making iPad Pro closer to a 2-in-1/Ultrabook in form-factor."
And that sets up the Pro to compete more closely than other tablets with the existing PC market:
Deeper, Apple seems to be making some choices here which could have implications for Intel's x86 notebook business (45% of PC client revenue) in the long-term The issue – Should Apple add touch capability to the Macbooks or extend touch-enabled iOS for a bigger touch device? – has been much debated in the past. We find it interesting that although this device will very likely compete with Microsoft's Surface, Apple chose iOS which runs on Apple's ARM-based AX chips and not Mac OS which runs on Intel's x86. We believe Apple is choosing to cannibalize its Macbook business in favor of iPad Pro.
Shah sees some worrisome implications for Intel's PC chip market, where it is the CPU supplier to Apple's Macbook along with every other PC brand:
1) If iPad Pro sees strong adoption, it will likely cannibalize Apple's new 12" Macbook business, which runs on Intel's Core M chip. This seems reasonable as the new Macbook is not using a higher performance Core chips, implying a performance-light target usage for Macbook. 2) For the first time, a robust software support meets a matched hardware that is non-Intel and non-Windows. In addition to the support of applications like Adobe Photoshop, Apple highlighted Microsoft's support for Office suite for iPad Pro. Until iPad Pro's launch, no device existed in the market that is purpose built to leverage Microsoft's Office support in a non-Windows device. Now, with Apple behind it, we expect most Android tablet makers to launch similar devices in the coming periods.
We think that a combination of productivity software support from Microsoft and Ultrabook-like non-Intel hardware from OEMs such as Apple and Samsung could potentially start eating into Intel's core notebook business in both consumer and enterprise end-markets.
Apple's (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook started off today's media event in San Francisco discussing Apple Watch. Cook brought up veep Jeff Williams to talk about the company's continuing "innovation."
Williams talked about new watch faces and new "complications," things that can be programmed to display on the watch by programmers, both of which had been previewed in June at the company's developer forum. Apple is bringing transit directions to the mapping function of the watch, which is already offered in the beta version of iOS 9 for iPhone and iPad.
Williams said Facebook (FB) will bring its "Messenger" app to the watch. Williams invited onstage medical apps company Airstrip, and its founder Dr. Cameron Powell, which makes software to organize a doctor's schedule. It will show real-time heart-rate readouts for a patient right on the watch face. The app will also let a mother wearing Apple Watch hear her baby's heart rate, coming off of an "NST" monitor.
Next, Williams said new leather bands designed with Hermes will be coming to Apple Watch in October. Williams said the company will also expand to gold and rose gold finishes in aluminum, but at the same price as the existing sport line, rather than the $17,000 of the top-of-the-line gold offering.
The new models are shipping today, said Williams, and the 2.0 update to Apple watch OS will be available September 16th. Next up, iPad. Cook comes back on stage to talk about how the company is teaming with IBM (IBM) and Cisco Systems (CSCO). "We asked ourselves, how could we take iPad even further?" Cue the intense video of something flying through space… Cook emerges from the curtains with … The iPad Pro! Cook invites marketing head Phil Schiller to talk about the details. As anticipated, the screen is 12.9 inches on the diagonal. The width is the same as the height of the iPad Air, explains Schiller, so it gives more room for iPad Air apps. The processor runs an "A9X" processor, which is 1.8 times faster than the predecessor chip, the A8X, the company said. Graphics are 2 times faster than the A8X. Schiller said the performance of the iPad Pro will faster than most portable PCs. "It's going to enable new classes of applications for iPad." The tablet gets 10 hours of battery life. The device is 6.9 millimeters in depth, slightly thicker than the 6.1 millimeters of the iPad Air. It weighs 1.57 lbs, slightly heavier than the 1.54 lbs of the iPad Air. Schiller said there'll be a new smart keyboard accessory, shades of the Microsoft (MSFT) Surface type-pad cover. It attaches via a new connector port, the "Smart Connector." You slide the iPad Pro onto the cover. Another new accessory is … a stylus! As widely expected, it's called "Apple Pencil."
Roll the video with Jony Ive. The tablet scans the surface twice as frequently, explains Ive, to get extra accuracy about the stylus position. It can sense pressure and a variety of aspects of the direction of writing, he notes. It can be used at the same time as one places fingers on the tablet. The stylus has a battery that "lasts for hours," says Ive, but it can also charge up from the iPad Pro.
Bring on the demos. To some chuckles, Schiller brings up Microsoft's head of Office, Kirk Konigsbauer. He and an assistant demo some use of Microsoft Word. "We want to make it easy for anyone to make really, really great documents," and now "extend this richness with ink" for annotations.
Next up is Adobe (ADBE) head of design Eric Snowden, to show off three different applications working on iPad Pro. The first is "Fix," a new app for Photoshop-style work, including "facial detection" for touching up a photo of a model's face, for example. Using three fingers on the screen, one can "scrub" backward through a design to get back to an original state. "You never have to worry about losing your work," says Snowden. The software will ship in October.
The last design is from a company called 3D For Medical. The software provides rich illustrations of patient anatomy, to show a patient where their injury is. Apple shares are up 35 cents at $112.67. The tablet comes with an 8-megapixel rear camera and a "HD FaceTime" front-facing camera. The devices starts at $799 for a 32-gig model with WiFi, on up to $1,079 for a model with LTE wireless built in. iPad Pro will go on sale in November, says Schiller.
As expected, there's also a new model of the iPad Mini, starting at $399. And now Cook is back up, and it's time to talk Apple TV. Cook says it is "the golden age of television," but that "the TV experience hasn't changed that much in decades. The television experience has been virtually standing still." Cook notes people are enjoying more and more content on Netflix, Hulu, etc. All of it, he says, "is consumed through an app." What's needed is "powerful new hardware," a "modern OS," and an "app store," says Cook. "We know this is what it takes, and we've been working really hard and really long to bring all of these together." "The New Apple TV." Cue Siri and the video… Siri is answering questions such as "Movies with Jason Bateman."
Time for Eddie Cue to take the stage. It's a "powerful set top box" with an "incredible user interface" on a "modern OS," says Cue. The company wanted to bring the "same experience" as on the phone "even though it's across the room." There's a new remote with touch-sensitive glass for "gliding" across movies. The remote has a "Siri button" Siri can search across multiple apps for content requests, says Cue, to big applause… Siri will do things like tell you whose in a movie by asking, and show you sports scores and weather, for example, on a strip along the bottom.
Cue says the Apple TV will now support apps. Apps include Netflix and HBO Go. And Activision-Blizzard's Guitar Hero among various video games. Apps for kids as well. Up for the demo is "Crossy Road," a cute-looking scrolling game like Frogger.
The new remote functions rather like Nintendo's Wii controller, using motion to control actions in the game.
Next up, shopping. Shopping site Gilt offers the ability to click through various fashion listings.
Next, MLB.com shows off surfing through the season baseball lineups and jumping to a stream of any given game. The remote lets you click once to see the picture within a UI that shows stats of the teams and games. Cue says the effect is to "take linear video and make it interactive."
Developers, says Cue, will be able to make universal apps that run across Apple TV, iPad and iPhone.
The new set-top includes an "A8" custom processor.
Apple TV will sell for $149 or $199 depending on 32 gigabytes or 64 gigabytes of storage. The device goes on sale in late October, but developers will get access to the Apple TV OS for programming development today.
Now it's time for iPhone. Cook is back onstage. Cook makes special note of the 75% iPhone growth in China.
Roll video, showing … iPhone 6S and 6S Plus.
Schiller is back up on stage. There's a new rose gold aluminum finish. Schiller says it is an entirely new aluminum finish.
Cue the Jony Ive video, which explains that the phone has "3D Touch" using capacitive sensors that sense levels of force. It provides for functions such as shortcuts on the home screen and a "peek" at content from a list, such as email or messages. It's the same "Taptic Engine" used in the Apple Watch.
Schiller is up for a demo, bringing on software veep Craig Federighi. Federighi, one of the ablest demo folks on the team, shows pressing on a message in the email list, tantalizing with the title "Apple Ride." It's a picture of the most beautiful unicycle. The point, says Federighi, is to avoid going back and forth from message list to message and back to the list. It pops up the content of the message overlaying the list.
Favorite numbers pop up from the phone app without opening the app itself, multi-tasking can be achieved without double-clicking on the home button, instead pressing on the edge of the screen.
The new models use a new "A9" chip, which Schiller says has a "new transistor architecture" for faster performance.
The A9 chip builds in the "Motion Coprocessor" to allow for Siri to be called up just by saying "Hey, Siri," without pressing the home button, whether or not one is plugged into power. There's also a new version of the Touch ID sensor to allow for much faster fingerprint recognition and phone unlocking.
The camera has been updated with a 12-megapixel sensor, with "Deep trench isolation," quips Schiller.
Also as rumored, the 6S will take 4K videos. Roll the video of pretty nice looking video of riding around SF on a cable car.
A new 5-megapixel FaceTime camera on the front side makes the display light up three times faster to create flash for selfies.
A new technology called "Live Photos" captures a second and a half before and after the shutter, adding video and even audio to each photo. You can use 3D Touch to press on a photo and see the moment of video. The Live Photos will be viewable across all devices, including Apple Watch.
iPhone now has more LTE bands, 23 in all, which Schiller says is the most of any smartphone. There's also a new app to move your stuff from Android to iOS.
The new models will cost the same as the existing iPhone 6. The 5S iPhone becomes the new "free" offering on contract, while the existing 6 and 6 plus come down by $100.
With a nod to the new contract-free program from many carriers, Apple will offer through its retail stores a separate purchasing model, for $32 per month, unlocked, with your choice of carrier.
The new phones become available for pre-order this Saturday, September 12th, and available on September 25th.
And now it's one of Tim's "absolute favorite bands…" One Republic!
And that's a wrap! Apple stock has ended the event down 93 cents, or 0.8%, at $111.38.
UBS's Steve Milunovich today reiterates a Buy rating on shares of Apple (AAPL), and a $150 price target, writing that the recent introduction by Microsoft (MSFT) of the "Surface Hub" computer raises the question whether Apple needs to get into "wall computing."
The Hub is a screen with speakers measuring either 55 inches or 84 inches, and weighing 105 pounds or 280 pounds, that is mounted on a wall and that allows for various applications to be displayed and to be interacted with via a stylus. It runs Windows 10 operating system, and uses an Intel (INTC) "Core i5" or "Core i7." The device is priced at either $6,999 or $19,999. More is available on Microsoft's Web site.
UBS sees reasons why Apple should consider going into competition, at least, perhaps for smaller models:
Although the offering seems like a natural for Microsoft in the enterprise, does Apple need to pay attention? Apple does seem interested in (1) greater enterprise penetration for the Mac and iPad given the IBM relationship, and (2) larger iPads with the conjectured 13″ iPad Pro anticipated. It's a big jump between 13″ and 55″, though, and the current price points are unApple-like. Still, we can envision smaller and cheaper versions showing up in homes down the road. Moreover, customers see Apple primarily as a hardware and Microsoft as a software company, potentially giving Apple an edge.
Milunovich draws his inspiration from a recent remark by tech "prognosticator" Mark Anderson, who argues that such "wall computing" is the future of all computing.
Quotes Milunovich, "We shouldn't be using table computers to order drinks at Harrah's or to find bars near the Sheraton. We should be building Wall Computers for every one of the F1000."
Shares of Microsoft (MSFT) surged $4.53, or 10.5%, to close at $47.87, after the company Thursday afternoon crushed fiscal Q3 revenue estimates and said its cloud computing business is on track to record $6.3 billion in annual revenue, and a surge in sales of its Surface tablet computer.
Today's rise was the largest one-day point gain since October 19th of 2000, according to Dow Jones. The report of Microsoft's cloud business comes as analysts are parsing Amazon.com's (AMZN) first-ever disclosure of its cloud computing financials yesterday.
The stock got some price target increases today, and also at least one upgrade, that I can see, from Rick Sherlund of Nomura Equity Research, who raised his rating to Buy from Neutral, while maintaining a $50 price target, on cloud progress, writing that "Azure appears to have turned positive on gross margins and Office 365 margins have expanded sharply to an estimated 60% and likely on their way to 80%."
Sherlund thinks problems aren't over, but fundamentals are "bottoming," and "patient investors can consider moving to Microsoft over this transition period."
We think the recent bad news at Microsoft is not over yet, with difficult comparisons in the June and September quarters and the pressures on the core business as the cloud conversions gain increasing traction. By calendar 2016, we believe organic cc growth returns to low single digits with growing cloud business and earnings growth can potentially be restored to 10% or so with the leverage of share repurchase, and continued strong cash flow generation. With a dividend yield of 2.9% we believe Microsoft compares favorably with its peers in the S&P at a reasonable valuation of
12.4x calendar 2016 estimated uFCF.
Sherlund raised his fiscal '15 estimates to $93.4 billion and $2.60 per share from a prior $92.88 billion and $2.53 and $2.53 per share.
Elsewhere, most price targets are staying put, while analysts tweak numbers up and down, but not by much.
Ed Maguire, CLSA: Reiterates an Outperform rating, and a $50 price target. "With Windows 10 on deck and tough XP comps receding, PC-related revenues
are poised to recover into FY16 [...] Commercial revenues grew 7% in local currency with double-digit growth from annuity revenues and Server products. Commercial cloud services (which include Office365, DynamicsCRM and Azure) grew 111% YoY to an annualized revenue run rate of over $6.3bn. Consumer Office365 grew 35% QoQ. Cloud use cases are seeing net new workloads, mobile backend, machine learning and advanced analytics are new uses for Azure." Maguire cut his 2015 estimates to $93.55 billion in revenue and $2.57 in EPS from a prior $94.06 billion and $2.50.
Philip Winslow, Credit Suisse: Reiterates an Outperform rating, and a $55 price target. "Despite an expected continuation of negative Windows and Office metrics (which has been broadly anticipated by Wall Street), Microsoft reported revenue, margins, and EPS above consensus expectations. Office 365 and Azure continued to show strong performance—with Office 365 reaching 12.4 million consumer subscribers (up 35% sequentially) and Commercial Cloud revenue growing 106% year over year. Although management guided FQ4 revenue below consensus and the acquisition of Nokia is proving harder than expected to stabilize, we believe the stage is set for improved PC shipments and Windows revenue growth in H1 FY2016 due to: (1) the release of Windows 10 in late summer driving an "inventory restocking," (2) stabilization in commercial demand following difficult comparisons, (3) a slowdown in the tablet market, and (4) increased popularity of hybrid laptops. Furthermore, Microsoft's margin outperformance this quarter and management's operating expense guidance (which was well below its prior full-year guidance and consensus) reflects continued cost control discipline." Winslow cut his 2015 estimates to $93.56 billion from a prior $94.4 billion, while maintaining his $2.67 EPS estimate.
Mark Moerdler, Bernstein Research: Reiterates an Outperform rating, and raises his price target a dollar to $56. "We believe the value in Microsoft is being driven by the continued rapid growth in Commercial Cloud and subscription revenue, neither of which shows signs of any meaningful deceleration. Microsoft's Cloud KPIs show that Commercial cloud revenue continues to grow triple digits Y/Y (106% as reported and 111% in constant currency this quarter) with Office 365 commercial seats growing 84% Y/Y (see Exhibit 34). This is very impressive when considering that the annual run rate of the commercial cloud subscription business is now $6.3B growing 26% QoQ , larger than Salesforce.com's subscription revenue annual run rate. As a standalone company, Microsoft's cloud business would be unprecedented. Growth was driven by strength in Office 365, Azure, and Dynamics CRM Online. The company noted that Azure usage and revenue continued to increase along with 'strong momentum' in their Enterprise Mobility Suite. We note that the Enterprise Mobility Suite is a reasonably new offering and as such is not cannibalistic of Microsoft's traditional on-premise revenue. Lastly, management confirmed that we are accurate in our estimate that Azure is now at a $1B annual run rate."
Kevin Buttigieg, MKM Partners: Reiterates a Neutral rating, and a $48 price target. "Despite the upside to rev/EPS consensus of $600mn/$0.09, F3Q15 is still well below the guide down amounts last quarter (when guidance reduced by nearly $3bn for revs and $0.20 for EPS), indicating how low the bar was set. F4Q15 revs/EPS guidance is $700mn/$0.05 lower than consensus. This is largely the result of PC inventory reduction for the Windows 10 launch this summer and lower Phone sales from the move down market, while cloud growth offsets on premise revenue reductions [...] Looking out, rev growth should normalize for the WinXP cycle and Japan weakness, but we think profit growth will continue to suffer." Buttigieg slightly raised his 2015 estimates to $93.51 billion in revenue and a $2.59 per share from a prior $93.508 billion and $2.50 per share.
Michael Turits, Raymond James: Reiterates a Market Perform rating. " Basic trends remain the same: consumer (& devices) is declining ex-Nokia on weakness in PCs/Windows and Office license, somewhat offset by Office 365 (O365) strength. Commercial is growing despite the Office license drag. Cloud looks strong in both divisions. We expect declining Windows ASPs to continue to hurt consumer (D&C), but we're getting past tough comps on the XP cycle and maybe Windows 10 will be a boost. We remain positive on Microsoft's enterprise businesses and strategic move to cloud. However, at FY16 P/E in after hours, we feel MSFT is fairly valued given: a) stagnant PCs and secular price pressure on consumer windows; b) ongoing risk in
phone hardware; and c) transitional and long-term license/margin risk in the move to cloud." Turits raised his 2015 estimates to $93.4 billion in revenue and $2.40 per share from a prior $92.5 billion and $2.33 per share."
John DiFucci, Jefferies & Co.: Reiterates an Underperform rating, and a $38 price target. MSFT's results were not as bad as feared, but pretty bad nevertheless, though the stock movement after hours indicates that the market sees "less bad" as "good". Revenue/EPS were both better than guidance, which established consensus, but revenue was better due to more than expected transactional business and still only flat from a year ago (ex. acquired phone revenue), while earnings declined 11%. Guidance for revenue and implied EPS were both below consensus. What do F3Q numbers mean? They reflect that about 40% of revenue and 80% of profit is tied to the PC ecosystem. Much promoted "expense control" seems to be a perception game, since expenses have been increasing less than guidance, but increasing nevertheless. Unearned Revenue was less than expected due to greater transactional mix, which inflated revenue by at least $1B." DiFucci raised his 2015 estimates to $93.49 billion and $2.58 from a prior $92.96 billion and $2.49.
Microsoft (MSFT) this afternoon reported fiscal Q2 revenue that beat analysts' expectations by a hair, and earnings per share in line with consensus, and said its sales of cloud computing continued to soar even as sales of Windows software cooled because the corporate PC buying binge of 2014 was tapering off.
Revenue in the three months ended in December rose to $26.5 billion, yielding EPS of 71 cents
Analysts had been modeling $26.3 billion and 71 cents a share.
CEO Satya Nadella remarked that "Microsoft is continuing to transform, executing against our strategic priorities and extending our cloud leadership.
Added Nadella, Microsoft is "taking bold steps forward across our business, and specifically with Windows 10, to deliver new experiences, new categories, and new opportunities to our customers."
Microsoft said it will complete its existing $40 billion share repurchase program by December of 2016.
Microsoft said its "Devices & Consumer" division saw revenue rise 8% to $12.9 billion. Within the division, sales of "Surface" tablet computers rose 24%, to $1.1 billion.
Sales of search advertising, the Bing service, rose 23%.
Microsoft's Xbox sales totaled 6.6 million units.
Revenue from OEM PC makers in the "Pro" class of devices fell 13%, "and was impacted by the business PC market and Pro mix returning to pre-Windows XP end of support levels and by new lower-priced licenses for devices sold to academic customers."
In addition, revenue from "non-Pro" types of PC makers also declined 13%, "with license growth from opening price point devices."
Microsoft said its revenue from commercial uses rose by 5%. Within that, "commercial cloud revenue" was up 114%, at $13.3 billion. That includes sales of "Office 365" and Azure application hosting.
Sales of the traditional Office suite of products declined by 1%.
Server software rose by 9%. That includes "double digit" sales of the "SQL Server" database and the "System Center" management console.
Management will host a conference call with analysts at 5:30 pm, Eastern time, this evening, and you can catch a webcast of it on the company's investor relations home page.
Microsoft shares are down $1.39, or 3%, at $45.62.
Rosenblatt Securities's Brian Blair today reiterated an upbeat view on shares of Apple (AAPL) writing that the company is still not able to meet high demand for its recently introduced iPhone 6, and that Apple, along with Chinese vendors such as Xiaomi, continue to put pressure on Samsung Electronics (005930KS) in the smartphone market.
Without disclosing specific sources, Blair offers the following details of raging demand, and raging production, for iPhone 6:
Our iPhone estimates for Apple's December quarter have been above consensus for the last 7 months. Our view of 72–75 million iPhone units for the December quarter has recently seen competitive corroboration. This is likely due in part to Apple's iPhone units still climbing, as the strong volumes are carrying a lot of companies right now. Apple is outperforming and it's driving all supply chain volume currently. The Hon Hai sites that are manufacturing the iPhone 6/6 Plus are running 24/7 and there is no sign of meeting consumer demand as we enter the month of December next week. It is believed that global demand will not be met during the month of December. Conversely, iPad units remain weak and the year over year declines are expected to continue. With only incremental upgrades, the replacement cycle has stretched out and iPad demand has been relatively soft. Apple Watch volumes are still considered to be in the 12–15 million unit range for CY2015 with production slated to start in the January/ February timeframe.
Blair sees Qualcomm (QCOM), Broadcom (BRCM), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), and Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) as being among the chip beneficiaries to the iPhone's continued rise.
Conversely, "iPad volumes remain in decline," as have Samsung's tablet sales, writes Blair. "The one bright spot in the segment for growth has been $99 to $199 white box offerings in the China market," writes Blair. (See today's dour tablet report from IDC.) He thinks Microsoft's (MSFT) "Surface Pro" tablet computer "is seeing unusually low production volumes, likely in the 10s of thousands of units."
Samsung, meantime, is facing both the iPhone and Chinese vendors:
Since Q2, Samsung has seen strong competition at the mid-tier of the smartphone market, primarily from China smartphone players like Xiaomi, TCL, Meizu and Lenovo. The collective volumes from these players has crimped Samsung sales in China and greater Asia this year. This is expected to continue as units from these China players continue to grow, particularly as many of these companies expand their distribution into new key markets like India. Since the launch of the iPhone 6/6 Plus, Samsung volumes at the high end have been in decline. Most affected is the newly launched GS5, which has already seen slower sales (we believe roughly 30–40% fewer units over year than its predecessor). There are no catalysts seen on the horizon to improve the company's market position or stave off competition from Apple or the Chinese smartphone players.
Among the other tidbits in the report: There is "no sign of life" for Blackberry (BBRY):
BlackBerry, who has recently introduced a handful of new models, including the Passport and the Classic, is still not seeing a meaningful uptick in units. Production partner Hon Hai has an Indonesia production center that has been slated for Blackberry production that continues to sit idle as unit growth has not yet required expanded production efforts for the company.
Also, Blair asserts that there is a lot of activity concerning the Internet of Things, where "Numerous products are coming to market each month driving an increase in demand for components that are powering network-connected lights, light switches and home appliances."
However, by contrast, the wearable tech market is cooling, with "some products that had strong solid volumes early in the year like the Samsung Galaxy Gear Fit … have dwindled to very small production volumes," and Google's (GOOGL) "Glass" smart eyewear "is considered to be dead."
Research firm IDC today wants you to know that the outlook for personal computers is still shaky, and that tablet computer growth is slowing dramatically, reflecting "the first full year of decline" for Apple's (AAPL) iPad.
PC shipments are set to decline 2.7% this year, IDC forecast, which is an improvement from a 3.7% decline previously forecast, with a somewhat better showing in the September quarter being "a short-term gain rather than a sign of stronger growth in the medium- or long-term," according to the organization.
Analyst Loren Loverde writes that factors such as lower-priced Chromebooks, running Google's (GOOGL) "Chrome" operating system, have added to a rebound in commercial purchasing, but that the continued march of tablets and smartphones will constrain the PC market to being a replacement market:
In the best case for PCs, we'd see a significant wave of replacements as users who spent on phones and tablets in recent years decide they really need to update their PC. Features like touch or convertibility, as well as Windows 10 could make systems more versatile and appealing, along with lower prices. However, we've seen steady progress on prices and new designs over the past year, and replacements are stabilizing PC shipments but not boosting total volume. Going forward, as younger generations become more mobile and Web oriented, and emerging regions in particular prioritize converged devices (or economy in number of devices to purchase), the PC market will continue to face tough competition and be more focused on replacements, with limited potential for growth.
The firm projects another decline in 2015.
Meantime, tablets are going to plunge in terms of growth, rising 7.2% this year after 52.5% growth in 2013, the firm predicts. The product is becoming more like a PC, they write, in the sense it's not being bought as frequently as some other electronics: "Both the iPad and the overall market slowdown do not come as a surprise as device lifecycles for tablets have continued to lengthen, increasingly resembling those of PCs more than smartphones."
In the early stages of the tablet market, device lifecycles were expected to resemble those of smartphones, with replacement occurring every 2-3 years. What has played out instead is that many tablet owners are holding onto their devices for more than 3 years and in some instances more than 4 years. We believe the two major drivers for longer than expected tablet lifecycles are legacy software support for older products, especially within iOS, and the increased use of smartphones for a variety of computing tasks.
The firm predicts that Apple's iOS operating system will take 27.5% of total tablet shipments this year, with 64.9 million units, while Google's Android will see shipments rise 16% to take 67.7% of the market. By 2018, Apple's shipment volume may rise just 2% from today, to 70 million units, for 25% market share, while Android will also cool, selling perhaps 183 million units for 64% of the market.
The big news may be Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows operating system, which may surge from 10.9 million units this year to 32.6 million units 2018, up from 4.6% share to 11.4% share, an 18% rise in shipment volume.
The best known example of a Windows-based tablet, of course, is Microsoft's own "Surface" tablet line.
The authors add that there are some unknowns for the tablet market:
The few unknowns that could impact overall tablet shipments are: the industry reaction to Windows 10; what Google does in this space with Android and Chrome OS; and Apple's rumored product line expansion. Despite all of these unknowns, it seems clear that consumers can be expected to hold onto tablets longer than smartphones.
Microsoft (MSFT) this afternoon reported fiscal Q1 revenue and earnings per share that topped analysts' expectations.
Revenue in the three months ended in September rose to $23.2 billion, yielding EPS of 54 cents.
Analysts had been modeling $22.01 billion and 49 cents.
Microsoft stock is up 89 cents, or 2%, at $45.86, in late trading.
The profit figure includes 11 cents of restructuring expense. Excluding that expense, the profit number would have been 65 cents per share, against a Street comparable of 55 cents, according to Microsoft. Microsoft took more charges sooner than the Street expected this quarter.
The company's "devices and consumer" business revenue, rose 17%, to $8.36 billion, with 25% growth in online subscribers to its "Office 365″ hosted productivity suite. That figure leaves out the mobile phone division, which includes the assets of Nokia (NOK) acquired this year, which generated $2.6 billion in sales in the quarter.
The "Surface Pro 3" tablet computer saw sales of $908 million, roughly doubling from a year earlier.
Total commercial sales were up 10%, year over year, at $9.873 billion.
CFO Amy Hood called it a "strong start to the year," adding Microsoft saw "continued cloud momentum and meaningful progress across our device businesses."
"We will continue to invest in high-growth opportunities and drive efficiencies across the organization to deliver long-term shareholder value."
CEO Satya Nadella remarked,
We are innovating faster, engaging more deeply across the industry, and putting our customers at the center of everything we do, all of which positions Microsoft for future growth. Our teams are delivering on our core focus of reinventing productivity and creating platforms that empower every individual and organization.
Update: During a phone call following the report, Microsoft's director of IR, Chris Suh, was kind enough to spend some time going over the results, noting several bright spots.
Suh pointed out that the Surface Pro 3 sales this quarter marked the first time the product had ever reached positive gross margin for the first time this quarter. It made about $70 million in profit on that $908 million in revenue, said Suh.
Regarding the mobile phone unit, Suh said the business was "on track."
He said Microsoft's intention is to grow its share in the smartphone business, while managing the declining part of the businesses, feature phones.
Shares of Microsoft (MSFT) are up 17 cents, or 0.4%, at $46.07, after FBN Securities's Shebly Seyrafi this morning began coverage on the stock at Outperform, with a $55 price target, writing that despite a slow PC market, it has many charms, including "a valuable franchise with Office (~30% of revenue including Office 365, its cloud-based offering), its Azure cloud-based offering continues to grow well (Gartner notes that only MSFT Azure and AMZN's AWS are in its Magic Quadrant for IAAS), its Xbox gaming business is growing rapidly, and its Internet assets (Bing, MSN, and XBox Live) are growing in value."
Seyrafi has several positive things to say about the new Windows 10 operating system release, which debuted at a media event in San Francisco on Tuesday. He notes improved security in the code, "reduced clutter," and a unified "app store" for software across different device types.
Seyrafi sees several "catalysts" for the stock in coming months, including the next version of Office:
We believe that MSFT could announce Office 2016, the next-version of its on-premises Office suite (responsible for ~28% revenue last year, we estimate) toward the end of C2015, which would set up a strong catalyst for C2016 as well. We believe that the upcoming end-of-support for Windows Server 2003 (in July 2015) is a relatively small catalyst (we estimate Windows Server at ~7% of revenue in F2015, but many users are on annuity plans with upgrade rights which are not currently exercised). Additionally, MSFT's visibility metrics have also been improving as its unearned (deferred) revenue in FQ4/June grew by a strong 12% Y/Y (leading to calculated billings growth of 19% Y/Y) and as its contract not billed (CNB) growth rate accelerated to 14% Y/Y in F4/June from 5% Y/Y growth in FQ3/Mar.
Seyrafi acknowledges multiple risks, including the still unproven "Surface" line of tablet computers; the unproven acquisition of the former Nokia (NOK) devices unit; the threat of "Chromebooks" running Google's (GOOGL) Android software; and the prospect that PC sales could suffer because Windows 10 won't be out until "the summer or fall of 2015," he expects.
But Seyrafi likes Microsoft stock's depressed multiple, at 17 times his estimate for $2.72 per share in net income this fiscal year ending in June, and 3 times expected revenue of $99.53 billion.
And he likes the company's capital return program:
MSFT is a strong FCF generator, and it has been increasing its percentage of FCF allocated to dividends and share repurchases lately. For example, in F2013, it generated FCF of $24.6B (32% of revenue), and it distributed 49% of this back to shareholders (19% going to share repurchases and 30% going to dividends). In F2014, it grew its FCF by 9% Y/Y to $26.7B and it returned over $15B to shareholders, and this represented 57% of revenue (24% going to share repurchases and 33% going to dividends). We see MSFT maintaining returning around 50% of FCF to shareholders going forward.
The ink is barely dry on Amazon.com's (AMZN) "Fire" smartphone announcement this afternoon, and already the Street is cranking out commentary.
Trip Chowdhry with Global Equities Research today re-issued a note he had first issued over the weekend, saying everything presented by Amazon was in agreement with things he expected, notably the "Firefly" service to identify objects in the world through the camera, a sort of augmented reality capability; and the use of multiple cameras for a variety of features including control basic functions such as Web-page scrolling.
In his note, Chowdhry argues that such aspects of Fire are "innovations that Apple (AAPL) will need to catch up to," writing "Apple has probably fallen behind in innovation – they are still struggling with figuring out the right screen size, while Amazon is racing ahead with innovations, with Dynamic Perspective and Firefly being the most ground breaking innovations …"
(Note, The Verge, which was covering the event live, has posted a write-up on the multiple-camera feature by Nathan Ingraham, in case you want to learn more.)
On the other hand, Cantor Fitzgerald's Brian White, who maintains a Buy rating on Apple, writes that Apple will be "unfazed by the Fire Phone" and "We do not anticipate any impact to Apple's iPhone franchise."
White thins failures by Google (GOOGL) in the phone market and Microsoft (MSFT) in the tablet market support Apple's resilience:
Our view, today's announcement represents another attempt by Internet-related
players to compete in the mobile device world. These initiatives have left Apple
unscathed in recent years. For example, there was a big buzz around Google launching its own smartphone with the Nexus One in early 2010 but demand was muted. This was followed by Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility (MM) in 2012 that led to the Moto X in 2013; however, Google announced plans in January to sell the MM smartphone business to Lenovo. In June 2012, Google also unveiled its own tablet with the Nexus 7 and Microsoft introduced its first tablet with the Surface, neither of which we would consider a success. Furthermore, Amazon entered the tablet market in the fall of 2011 with the Kindle Fire, which was dubbed by the media as the "iPad killer", but we have found the impact to Apple has been almost non-existent. IDC estimates Amazon held just a 4.5% unit share of the tablet market in 2013 (vs. 7.2% in 2012).
White also thinks the arrival of a rumored larger-screen iPhone, and the Apple collection of devices and software and services, will defray defections to Amazon:
We believe the larger-sized iPhone 6 (i.e., 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch) will be tough to compete with this year. At the same time, Apple's market share in the mobile phone market remains small with a focus on the higher-end segment, and the company
is ramping up with China Mobile. For example, IDC estimates that in 2013 Apple
held 8.4% of mobile phone unit shipments and 15.2% of worldwide smartphone
shipments. In our view, Apple's focus on making "great products" that work well together with a robust ecosystem (e.g., 1.2 million apps, 800 million iTunes
accounts) is really what we believe consumers want.
In a different vein, Mark May of Citigroup, who has a Buy rating on Amazon shares, and a $414 target price, this afternoon writes that "We see some compelling selling points versus the competition, such as the Dynamic Perspective motion tracking and 3D image capabilities, the Firefly interactive scanning and commerce app and the 12-months of free Amazon Prime service."
But, he doesn't want to get carried away as to what it can do for Amazon:
And while selling 3-5mn initial units and ~10mn in the first year could help drive (hardware) revenue growth, incremental digital unit sales, and new Prime memberships, the margins on the hardware will likely be slim/nil and Amazon does not have a long history of serious disruption in the hardware market. Therefore, while we like Amazon's continued investments in innovation and in building out its digital media and commerce footprint, and we like the potential for this product to have a halo effect on Kindle Fire and Fire TV sales and on unit growth in general, we also don't want to get 'over our skis' on the potential of Fire Phone at this point.
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