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How to Get Apple to $200

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Can Apple Double Its iPhone Sales Goal?

The iPhone is more of a computer or communication device then an phone. It's a computer, iPod, gaming device, phone, GPS, video conference device, IM device, camera, text messaging device, music device, TV, address book, photo album & whatever else you can think of due to the SDK. The iPhone is all of these thing or will be all of these things and more.

Contact anyone, anytime, anywhere with your iPhone. There are people out there that do not understand what this device is capable of. The iPhone IMO will sell more then the Moto Razr did (the most popular phone in history).

The iPhone will cause a halo effect to Mac's and vise versa IMO.

iPhone (Apple) vs. BlackBerry (RIM): Which Do Consumers Love Most?

The article heading reads "iPhone (Apple) vs. BlackBerry (RIM): Which Do Consumers Love Most?" and the author didn't answer his own question. The bottom line is the author loses.

No Uptick Rule: A Convenient Scapegoat?

Please excuse the spelling error, buddiesn=buddies, and any other misspellings.

No Uptick Rule: A Convenient Scapegoat?

Herb,
You lost me with the name Cramer, your buddy. Cramer has lost so much money for so many people you should be ashamed of yourself. Granted Cramer knows a lot of stocks and their past. But his future predictons are best left to the dartboard, he knows what we all do about a stocks future direction, NOTHING. Then there's his disclamer about how his predictions may have been previously disseminated, give me a break, his buddiesn and relatives already know what he is going to say. Geeee I wonder if they will trade on this information?

The article is about the short tick rule, to this I say the Markert Makers rule, not the short tick ruel.

Options Market Indicating Another Apple Disappointment?

Last time Sandisk's stock was in this type of option position the stock did the reverse of what the options indicated. In this case the put options may be insurance for those who are long Apples stock.

Apple Strikes Advertising Gold

This the second article in 2 weeks that suggested Apple may hit $300 within a year, Doug Kass is definately an Apple bull along with Piper Jaffeys Gene Munster who has a $250 price target. The next generation iPhone will be here soon, Apple sales of most of their products are up, Mac Air sub-compact is a success and Mac sales are up maybe soaring. All Apple news appear to be all good lately except for iPod sales which are down but this may be due to the iPhone which is also a music player.

Apple Facing Serious Downside Risk - Morgan Keegan

MacDailyNews Response to the downgrade
MacDailyNews Take: April 8, 2008: Poor Tavis of Morgan Keegan obviously couldn't analyze his way out of a wet paper bag. The real risk here is in listening to analysts employed by second-tier regional firms who fall hook, line, and sinker for ginned up election year efforts to talk down the economy* while ignoring and/or not comprehending what's really happening at Apple Inc.

*Which, of course, can become self-fulfilling prophesies. Still, we require proof that any weakness in consumer technology spending is actually impacting Apple negatively rather than positively. For example, perhaps any threat of "recession" will cause people to spend their technology dollars much more wisely, thereby getting themselves Macs which run all of the world's software and also retain their value far better than run-of-the-mill PCs? There are a lot of variables in play here and McCourt is out of touch with, frankly, better analysts who cover Apple.

Of the 28 analyst firms making recommendations on Apple Inc (AAPL) stock today, as covered by NASDAQ:
• 8 - Strong Buy
• 16 - Buy
• 3 - Hold

And only one, little ol' Morgan Keegan, says "Underperform."

Under The Radar News - Tuesday

APPLE: MacDailyNews Response to the downgrade
MacDailyNews Take: April 8, 2008: Poor Tavis of Morgan Keegan obviously couldn't analyze his way out of a wet paper bag. The real risk here is in listening to analysts employed by second-tier regional firms who fall hook, line, and sinker for ginned up election year efforts to talk down the economy* while ignoring and/or not comprehending what's really happening at Apple Inc.

*Which, of course, can become self-fulfilling prophesies. Still, we require proof that any weakness in consumer technology spending is actually impacting Apple negatively rather than positively. For example, perhaps any threat of "recession" will cause people to spend their technology dollars much more wisely, thereby getting themselves Macs which run all of the world's software and also retain their value far better than run-of-the-mill PCs? There are a lot of variables in play here and McCourt is out of touch with, frankly, better analysts who cover Apple.

Of the 28 analyst firms making recommendations on Apple Inc (AAPL) stock today, as covered by NASDAQ:
• 8 - Strong Buy
• 16 - Buy
• 3 - Hold

And only one, little ol' Morgan Keegan, says "Underperform."

The Credit Bubble: Deregulation Gone Wild

To resolve the crisis the article suggests "If banks of all sizes could regain their capital immediately and easily, it would be a tremendous benefit to the American economy. The federal government could make this happen by entering into an arrangement with American banks that hold subprime mortgages...Here’s how it would work: *The government would guarantee the principal of the mortgages for 15 years. And in exchange the banks would agree to leave their “teaser” interest rates on those loans in effect for the entire 15 years. "*.

So it's suggested that people, mortgage co.'s and banks etc. who may have commited fraud by enhancing their income on mortgage applications and doing whatever other shnanagins they did, should get away with it, get great mortgage rates and all the other American taxpayers should pay for it. Now that's simply wrong because their problems should not be my problems and the problems on honest people and bankers. However I would not mind this 15 year plan being done if those who committed fraud and other shananagins and wanted to live and stay in their homes gave up their appreciaition in those homes in full or to some extent after the 15 years to pay back the reduction they received in interest rates by the rates not being increased after the teaser rate period ended.

CD Sales an Improper Proxy for Measuring Purchased Music Demand

Well said!

Apple iPhone Shortage - Is 3G Coming?

Error in spelling - regurgitate. At least I correct my error immediately.

Apple iPhone Shortage - Is 3G Coming?

Apparently seeking-alpha hires and pays people that do not know how to regugitate news because the below is wrong as was a news article that another reporter wrote yesterday. This article says "went up" when it should say went down , and "climed when actually they went down. Please seeking-alpha contact me so I can be hired and make money to write an article that's wrong. I can't do worse then 2 of the last 2 days articles that had parts written wrong. See below:

"The firm’s revenue and earnings per share estimates become $32.7-billion and $5.22, respectively, up from $32.8-billion and $5.24 previously. For 2009, those figures climb to $40.4-billion and $6.21, compared to $40.6-billion and $6.23, respectively. "

PLease, Please, hire me, I always wanted to make easy money.

Can Apple Sell 45m iPhones By End of 2009?

Your column has an error. In 2009 they will sell 45M iPhones, it has nothing to do with the 10M iPhones sold in 2008. As the prior comment noted you did mostly a cut and paste job and you got an important fact wrong. Also as the prior commentor indicated I would like a job with seeking-alpha so I can cut and paste articles and make $$.

One Reason Apple May Be Hoarding $18 Billion

Apple should not do a buy back or give a dividend. Msft gave out a $3 dividend and bought back billions in stock and it went nowhere, and at the time they had over $100 billion in cash. Now they could use that money to buy Yahoo. Ebay also bought back billions in stock and the stock went nowhere. Based on the Msft and Ebay examples a stock buy back doesn't work.