kbear2's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/126446/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/174179-10-reasons-to-believe-that-we-re-in-a-depression?source=feed#comment-770134 770134 Wake up people.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:17:04 -0500 Wake up people.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/174588-a-worm-in-the-apple?source=feed#comment-769800 769800 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:58:07 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/171908-motorola-s-droid-comes-in-peace-for-now?source=feed#comment-749552 749552
Unless the Android community can come together to form some sort of coalition to create a user experience comparable to iTunes and offer 100,000 apps, they will suffer from the above mentioned fragmentation and disgruntled customers.]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:31:12 -0500
Unless the Android community can come together to form some sort of coalition to create a user experience comparable to iTunes and offer 100,000 apps, they will suffer from the above mentioned fragmentation and disgruntled customers.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/169950-gps-investors-flee-from-google-s-shadow?source=feed#comment-736136 736136 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:14:36 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/167165-verizon-s-droid-is-the-real-deal?source=feed#comment-721497 721497 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:43:52 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/159256-recession-is-easing-check-your-underwear?source=feed#comment-655797 655797 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:16:32 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/144675-the-real-crisis-is-food-beginning-of-the-bull-for-agriculture?source=feed#comment-564639 564639 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:48:34 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/139328-why-i-m-still-long-apple?source=feed#comment-517450 517450
Well, that didn't last very long. Apple's innovation brought about the iPod and OSX and the rest is the history that we are now creating. As long as Apple can stay one step ahead of the competition it will continue to prosper and maintain/grow its base. I bought my first Apple shares in 97 and will continue to hold as long as there is no other company offering the promise that it does.]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 01:13:36 -0400
Well, that didn't last very long. Apple's innovation brought about the iPod and OSX and the rest is the history that we are now creating. As long as Apple can stay one step ahead of the competition it will continue to prosper and maintain/grow its base. I bought my first Apple shares in 97 and will continue to hold as long as there is no other company offering the promise that it does.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/136746-jim-jubak-s-watch-list-should-you-own-these-stocks?source=feed#comment-498518 498518 Mon, 11 May 2009 03:19:52 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/119185-connecting-the-dots-in-a-jobs-less-apple?source=feed#comment-380641 380641 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:58:40 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/117819-ominous-drop-in-sales-bodes-ill-for-more-than-just-apple-barron-s?source=feed#comment-372852 372852 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:07:51 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/113325-apple-s-credibility-problem?source=feed#comment-347157 347157 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:56:09 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/113321-the-downside-to-iphone-success?source=feed#comment-347153 347153
Very tired of all the vultures just waiting for something negative to lay on Apple. The minute the stock begins to recover, out they come.

The people who will have trouble with any potential virus on the iPhone will be those who jailbreak it. And protection is one of the reasons why Apple has such tight control over which applications it allows to be sold through their store.]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:52:05 -0500
Very tired of all the vultures just waiting for something negative to lay on Apple. The minute the stock begins to recover, out they come.

The people who will have trouble with any potential virus on the iPhone will be those who jailbreak it. And protection is one of the reasons why Apple has such tight control over which applications it allows to be sold through their store.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/99432-bulls-take-a-stand-cramer-s-stop-trading-10-10-08?source=feed#comment-279619 279619 ]]> Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:22:55 -0400 ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/96192-with-pain-there-is-also-gain?source=feed#comment-259826 259826
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The pessimist is always miserable.]]> Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:20:47 -0400
The pessimist is always miserable.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/95234-alternative-buyers-for-lehman-and-not-just-the-usual-suspects?source=feed#comment-253223 253223
Got a better idea that won't cost the taxpayer a bundle?]]> Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:13:59 -0400
Got a better idea that won't cost the taxpayer a bundle?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/94999-apple-investors-fasten-your-seatbelts-put-on-helmets?source=feed#comment-252253 252253 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:46:44 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/93090-steve-jobs-not-dead-yet?source=feed#comment-241336 241336 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:50:38 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/91409-apple-great-company-with-lofty-valuation-due-for-pullback?source=feed#comment-233726 233726
Well, DUH!]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:06:10 -0400
Well, DUH!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/91179-the-end-run-around-the-operating-system-is-under-way?source=feed#comment-231671 231671
Amen to that.

I want to have final say over what enters my living space. Autonomy is a valuable concept on the desktop and we need to be attentive to those 'features' that usurp our control. Ease of use can be paramount as long as the ability to go under the visible spectrum and tweak the OS is possible. That's why the Mac with its Unix base is my choice of platform.

Regarding allowing the 'cloud' to manage my resources, uh, no. Just last night my cable connection went out and was offline for hours. Without a local version of my OS and files I would be out of luck. The net is not reliable enough to trust either in efficiency or security. Until they offer some sort of real advantage, as do banks holding my money, I'll keep my OS and data at home.]]> Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:56:59 -0400
Amen to that.

I want to have final say over what enters my living space. Autonomy is a valuable concept on the desktop and we need to be attentive to those 'features' that usurp our control. Ease of use can be paramount as long as the ability to go under the visible spectrum and tweak the OS is possible. That's why the Mac with its Unix base is my choice of platform.

Regarding allowing the 'cloud' to manage my resources, uh, no. Just last night my cable connection went out and was offline for hours. Without a local version of my OS and files I would be out of luck. The net is not reliable enough to trust either in efficiency or security. Until they offer some sort of real advantage, as do banks holding my money, I'll keep my OS and data at home.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/91062-should-apple-be-worth-more-than-google?source=feed#comment-230842 230842 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:21:35 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/87382-five-great-quality-companies-are-they-too-expensive?source=feed#comment-217108 217108
If you understand the recent actions and report by Apple you should see that is precisely what they are doing.

"MSFT owns the OS and will continue to do so for the near future, Apple is not going to take much market share until they create a robust flexiable OS. At the moment they simply do not have one."

Oh, my, you surely have not tried a Mac, have you? Nor read anything about its Unix base apparently.

"Apple is great if you dont care about money or being highly limited in software and hardware choices. "

This is an argument that may have been of use several years ago. No longer. Granted the hardware choices are fewer but you are getting a balanced platform that is aligned to the OS thereby resulting in fewer conflicts. That more than makes up for the so called lack of hardware choice. And there is plenty of software, more every day.
As for price, my niece recently specked out Windows machines vs a Mac and she was surprised to see that by the time she upgraded the basic Win machine to meet the Mac specs the price differential was non existent. And then there is all the Apple software that "just works". Any guess as to what she purchased? Oh, and she is "happy as a clam".

@bearfund: Yes, I also wish Apple would give a dividend. But they are using some of their cash evidenced by the purchase of the chip manufacturer P.A. Semi. Don't be surprised if you see new chips in future products that aren't Intel.

@Larry: "If Apple's Sustainable advantage was so good, then why did they go in the tank for over a decade?"

First of all you can't possibly compare the PPC and pre OSX days with now. Hardly. But there had to be something that kept Apple alive through all those "doomed" days where anytime Apple was mentioned it was with the word "beleaguered". The fan base knew there was something worth supporting despite going up against a monopoly. Any other company would have died quickly under those circumstances.

Whether you think a stock is too expensive has to do with your short or long term outlook. If you are in it for the quick gain, then maybe so, but down the road you'll be wishing you had held on.]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:07:37 -0400
If you understand the recent actions and report by Apple you should see that is precisely what they are doing.

"MSFT owns the OS and will continue to do so for the near future, Apple is not going to take much market share until they create a robust flexiable OS. At the moment they simply do not have one."

Oh, my, you surely have not tried a Mac, have you? Nor read anything about its Unix base apparently.

"Apple is great if you dont care about money or being highly limited in software and hardware choices. "

This is an argument that may have been of use several years ago. No longer. Granted the hardware choices are fewer but you are getting a balanced platform that is aligned to the OS thereby resulting in fewer conflicts. That more than makes up for the so called lack of hardware choice. And there is plenty of software, more every day.
As for price, my niece recently specked out Windows machines vs a Mac and she was surprised to see that by the time she upgraded the basic Win machine to meet the Mac specs the price differential was non existent. And then there is all the Apple software that "just works". Any guess as to what she purchased? Oh, and she is "happy as a clam".

@bearfund: Yes, I also wish Apple would give a dividend. But they are using some of their cash evidenced by the purchase of the chip manufacturer P.A. Semi. Don't be surprised if you see new chips in future products that aren't Intel.

@Larry: "If Apple's Sustainable advantage was so good, then why did they go in the tank for over a decade?"

First of all you can't possibly compare the PPC and pre OSX days with now. Hardly. But there had to be something that kept Apple alive through all those "doomed" days where anytime Apple was mentioned it was with the word "beleaguered". The fan base knew there was something worth supporting despite going up against a monopoly. Any other company would have died quickly under those circumstances.

Whether you think a stock is too expensive has to do with your short or long term outlook. If you are in it for the quick gain, then maybe so, but down the road you'll be wishing you had held on.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/87351-apple-s-3g-iphone-has-some-kinks-to-resolve?source=feed#comment-217097 217097 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:08:39 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/84679-did-apple-manufacture-a-first-day-iphone-shortage?source=feed#comment-204024 204024
Nah.]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:54:21 -0400
Nah.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/83816-attention-apple-investors-analysts-you-dont-know-but-should?source=feed#comment-199061 199061 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:30:03 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/82334-best-of-breed-business-model-a-chink-in-apples-armor?source=feed#comment-191359 191359 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:39:17 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/81658-sony-not-just-a-flash-in-japan-cramer-s-lightning-round-6-16-08?source=feed#comment-187482 187482 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:09:48 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/80829-chinese-consumers-cite-pricing-as-concern-for-apple-s-iphone?source=feed#comment-183063 183063 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:19:53 -0400