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    • Why Is Dell Trying to Compete With the iPod? [view article]
      @ dithers

      Could not have said it better myself. The further away from Redmond they could get the better they will be.

      I scratch my head and wonder why Dell didn't make their own Linux OS distro years ago. If all you make is the hardware you are a slave to the maker of the OS (MSFT).       Jul 31 03:23 PM
    • Apple: Unlocking iPhone Profits [view article]
      GREAT analysis! You said what many just don't get.

      And what other company has this kind of growth with an almost endless supply of new products in the pipeline that build on one another and that give almost every user a solution? Example: can't afford an iPhone with the 2-year contract? Get an iPod Touch! It gives someone 90% of the capabilities without the contract. Brilliant!

      Why Apple went down after the earnings report is beyond me. These analysts just don't get it. What other company is making money hand over fist, selling real products, like Apple? They are a technology juggernaut that is not going to be stopped anytime soon.       Jul 24 12:09 PM
    • Which is a Bigger Story: iPhone 3G or Tanking Banks? [view article]
      I understand the US economy is very complex, but it really comes down to the fact that we left the gold standard many years ago, and what we have now is fiat currency, where the government can print as much money as it wants at will. This is driving down the value of our currency and allowing foreign companies to buy up our assets (Budweiser, for example). What we need is someone in this government to put a hold on printing paper money and stop loaning T-bills at ridiculously low rates. Do foreign governments really think we can pay these back when we are in debt up to our eyeballs?

      We are at war and yet we all seem to forget that. We don't have a war-based economy like we did during WWII, where people made sacrifices. No, we want to support a war (right or wrong) and have our cake (spend like it doesn't matter). We need to realize that our government can't just spend and spend and spend more than we have in the bank. I am not an expert in the financial markets, but I know enough simple economics (Friedman) to know this is not going to be good in the long run. The government's takeover of IndyMac Bank yesterday could be just the tip of the banking industry's collapse.       Jul 15 12:08 PM
    • Apple Strikes Advertising Gold [view article]
      @Yadoo!
      What do you mean? Apple is outpacing the rest of the PC industry by 30% in Mac sales. 100K developers downloaded the iPhone SDK just after it came out and they have licensed ActiveSynch to shut up all those who said the iPhone was not a corporate phone. Apple now sells more music than anyone else. And right now Apple is at ~$151/share. They have gained $30/share in the last month.

      And you think this is suddenly going to stop?

      Apple does not enter markets unless it has high gross margins. They don't compete on cost. They are debt free and have $20B in the bank. As Jobs said a few weeks ago, the last time the country was in a recession, Apple poured even more money into R&D so they would be even more ahead than their competitors when the recession ended. What did they do? They came out with the iPod. End of story.

      The bottom-line is that Apple is not like any other company. They are not tied to any specific industry. If any company can prosper in this recession, it's Apple.

      So how do you like them apples?!       Apr 09 05:39 PM
    • Apple's New iPhone Applications No Threat to RIM's BlackBerry [view article]
      Agree with comments above. This guy must be protecting his RIMM shares. The iPhone, come June, will be a completely new device. There are no more reasons, from a corporate standpoint, to not use an iPhone. Complete Exchange compatibility was the last piece of the puzzle. The game will be over in June. Mar 09 10:12 AM
    • Apple Buybacks: Still a Bad Idea [view article]
      @ Have a Life

      Let's also put into perspective the history of Apple. Ten years ago their stock was $12. Apple was losing billions. Bleeding cash with horrible products. Says a lot about Steve? Yeah. He literally saved the company. Their stock is worth twelve times the amount it was then. Great products. One the most innovative companies in the world. Made a lot of money for many millions of investors had they bought it even a year ago. No debt. And you wonder why they are sitting on a cash horde? Maybe because they are also one of the most conservative, financially, companies in the world. And let me know when Steve goes to jail for stock option misdoing. He was completely exonerated by the Feds.

      You can argue they don't pay stock dividends. But in regards to the last year, I don't know what else you want. 100% return on your money not good enough?       Mar 02 01:40 PM
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