As a long time technology expert, I am blown away by the negative speculation that has been hovering over Apple this week. The stock rose too far and too fast for people not to be nervous and take a breath and some profit off the table. Let's break it down and refute 3 commonly heard fears.

1. Verizon sees a decrease of 1 million iPhone sales last quarter. A true piece of data to be sure, and I will grant you we may see a decline of the same level at AT&T this week. However, given that Sprint will see a full new quarter selling the device along with five smaller regional carriers throughout the United States, isn't it safe to assume that, at most, we will see a US sales decline of less then 500,000? Couple that with the fact that China and Brazil came on line at the start