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Apple and Google: Changing My Mind

Fred: if your interested in GooG under 300 why don't you sell some goog feb 290 puts for $4.90. If goog goes up you made 490 per 1 lot. If goog comes down you effectively bought at 285.10 - which should be a good price for someone who says he want to buy under 300.
Furthermore if you do not get assigned after expiry you sell the March 290.

Amazon, Apple, Google: Waiting for the Fill

Mr Wilson: I could not agree more. that why I sell the Dec Goog 320 put for $24. If I get hit I will have bought Goog for under $296. Not to bad, right!!

Analysts Weigh in on Apple Earnings; 10-15 Points More Downside?

Yesterday I was in the ATT store on Park Ave. You can see there grown men in the 45-55 year range lining up to buy a 3g Iphone. All executive types, all haggling with sales guy to get on the list for when the Iphone become available again.
These are not a 20 year old in line for a Xbox or a PS/3. These were at least mid level exec from the surrounding banks.

Iphone is a hit also in the business environment. Just give AAPL some room to execute their plans. I am a strong holder in AAPL. Although I have some long term puts to cover the investment for disasters. But then that is my style of trading I hold nothing out right.

Apple Announces MobileMe, 'Exchange for the Rest of Us'

I can hear the spanking MSFT was getting today. MSFT has all the ingredients for years to do stuff like this. For sure they not only missing a beat, they are missing the whole f^&&* boat.
I think it is serious time to push for a management change in Seattle.

Microsoft's iPhone Envy Is Starting To Show

What about this for a thought.

Split MSFT in two. Split the Windows Vista Business from the rest.

Make an offer for AAPL with the remainder part of Microsoft.

Should work shouldn't it.

I think that would solve a lot of MSFT problems just afraid that the purchase of AAPL will not be a friendly merger.