This column was originally published on Street Insight on Jan. 16 at 10:06 a.m. EST. It's being republished as a bonus for TheStreet.com and RealMoney.com readers. For more information about subscribing to Street Insight, please click here.
Neither a Luddite nor a technophile am I. Rather I pride myself on common sense, logic of argument and a historical perspective.
That said, what follows are not more "oohs and aahs" such as those that emanated from the reverential Mac heads when Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple iPhone during his MacWorld keynote speech last Tuesday.
What follows is a critical and variant review of both the stock market's response to the iPhone's introduction and a series of questions regarding the virtues of the product that could ultimately lead to a more muted reception by the consumer market.
Getting Past the Buzz
...Recent Comments
| Dow Jones | S&P 500 | NASDAQ | 10-Year Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,464.40 | 1,110.63 | 2,176.05 | 32.79 |
Oil *
77.02
|
|
UP
30.69
|
UP
4.98
|
UP
6.87
|
DOWN
0.38
|
10 Yr
3.28%
SPDR Gold
116.62
|
|
+0.29%
|
+0.45%
|
+0.32%
|
-1.15%
|
Data delayed 20 minutes |
Connect with TheStreet