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Apple Earnings Sweet in Sour Economic Times

Uh...guys....READ BETWEEN THE LINES here....

Apple is doing so well, they WANT to push some of the earnings out, to level things out, provide an ongoing cushion, and turn cyclical product sales into smooth revenue streams for booking purposes.

THAT tells you, they KNOW they are going to EASILY BEAT whatever "guidance" { I prefer to call it confusion } they give. Imagine, in a DOWN MARKET, where everyone is trying to show every dime they can, to shore up the sinking ships, Apple is doing the opposite, SLOWING DOWN recognized revenue streams.

Think for a second what this must really mean, they KNOW they have the rest of the year in the bag, they KNOW that with the 3G iPHONE and whatever else they have planned are going to be blowout sellers...so they are SLOWING DOWN the recognition, not wanting things to SPIKE UP SO HIGH NOW, that they can't keep up the pace.