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Comment by mikecane | Hacker News Reader

About two years ago, I thought the iPod had peaked and couldn't go anywhere. Yet look at the new iPod Nano.

The problem is not that apples new products aren't improving, but that they are no longer miles ahead of their smartphone competitors. Android is now a compelling alternative. Apple will eventually release a iPhone nano, but Samsung will release a galaxy micro before or soon after.

Has any company in history been so large and yet so reliant on a single product? Because of this I am fat to nervous to invest in apple, despite loving their products.

Uh, all the oil companies come to mind. As for tech; Microsoft? Actually, lots of companies are reliant on one of their products. Though I'm not sure Apple is. The iPad is selling at a pace higher than the iPhone did, for example.

> Has any company in history been so large and yet so reliant on a single product?

Google? (AdWords)

Indeed; just wait for the iPhone Nano. If only that had been this year's one more thing...

I don't know that anyone would buy an iPhone Nano. There is such a thing as just being too small. See HP/Palm Veer.

Really? Imagine a tiny phone with around a week of battery life, camera, mp3 player & maps, using the rotary dial for contact selection etc..

As far as I'm concerned that would get you 95% of the value a full iPhone provides; and it would've made for a great one more thing during the last iPhone reveal...

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