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    • ON: Wed Jan 23rd 03:40 AM
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      Apple Beats Estimates, Proves to Be Lowball Central
      The main draw of Apple's products may be style, but the hardcore users (large-scale post-production facilities, graphics editors, composers, etc.) use them because they're highly stable, powerful machines. And sure, it doesn't hurt that unlike your average Gateway box, it doesn't appear an Apple desktop would fall apart if you sneezed on it.

      Beyond that, it was a great quarter and typical Apple guidance. They actually guided LOWER in the first quarter of last year by percentage. So, this is absolutely business as usual, and business is good. The "story" is far from over and APPL has just gone on sale. It might have been a little pricey at $200 (though in line with massive growth names) .... but it's low-hanging fruit, here. Pick it, forget about it for 6-8 months, then enjoy your 30+%.
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    • ON: Sun Jan 20th 13:34 PM
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      Defending Apple's MacBook Air
      (Correction above: Macbooks at $1089 starting price, not iBooks.)
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    • ON: Sun Jan 20th 13:33 PM
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      Defending Apple's MacBook Air
      People seem to have a hard time understanding that this is a product for a niche market. (Albeit a potential large one.) This is not an "everyman's" laptop. Apple already has iBooks at $1089 pricepoints that are very powerful and have plenty of ports, drives, etc. This is about style, portability and to some extent, status. I wouldn't buy one, but I know plenty of people who will The Air will be plenty powerful enough to run any app you need. It's just not the best choice for a Final Cut HD editing machine. How hard is that to understand?

      This just adds another choice for the Apple consumer and penetrates another market for Apple.

      The entry point is $1699, making it compatible with Sony's (et al) offerings for a sub-notebook. Why people insist on pretending this machine can only be had for $3000 is beyond me. Take 5 minutes and check Amazon.com. It's right there for pre-ordering, and happens to be 2 of the top 10 best selling notebooks already.


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