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    • Mon Oct 27th 19:24 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      End of the Line for Apple's FireWire
      What they did was give the MacBook some of the "goodies" that were previously only found in the "Pro" series of MAcBooks, like a metal case, LED backlit displays, and backlit keyboards, and took away Firewire so you need to step up to a "Pro" to get it.
      Most complaints are from people , who were actually "Pros" (using it for a business purpose) but using regular macbooks, getting their work done, and saving money.
      From Apple's view, that's "canabalizing&quo... of their higher end notebook computers. I actually use my plain macbook for my business, and get along fine. I only use the FW for external drives, but most that I have also have a ISB2 connector.
      I would likely still get the improved macbook, and get one of those wireless "vaults" Apple sell, for external disk storage.
      I would guess most of the FW ports on macbooks went unused.
      But no, Firewire is far from dead.
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    • Thu Oct 23rd 11:36 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Was the iPhone Deal Worth It for AT&T?
      Should we also factor in not only TAKING new customers, higher margin customers, into ATT, but also the effect of TAKING those customers AWAY from the Verizons/TMobiles/and Sprints of the world? Those folks are going to be less able to compete, and will be left with the whiners who want everything for nothing! Cheers to them!
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    • Mon Sep 8th 07:38 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Nokia Is the Smart(phone) Bet - Barron's
      < As smartphones become ever more popular among average users and emerging market customers>
      ...those users will likely buy a phone from a company whose devices they are already familiar with, like maybe an iPod, and whose software that syncs between the phone and their computer they ALREADY have installed on their system!

      <Nokia has lost some smartphone market share to niche players Apple (AAPL) and Research in Motion (RIMM),>

      which will likely continue and redefine those "niche players" as something other than "niche players".
      And oh! NOK is coming out with a NEW model! wow! HOW MANY models do they produce anyway? All with different screens, keyboards, electronics, etc... all needing advertising dollars too.
      See any elegance and MONEY savings over at Apple, by having one device (ok, 2 memory and 2 color configs) and also that one phone shares many parts (especially the expensive touch screen) with the iPod Touch !
      Whose inventory do YOU want to be in charge of stocking parts for and tracking sales??? That's efficiency, that's economies of scale, that's MONEY
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    • Tue Aug 26th 23:35 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Apple's Biggest Rumor: iPod or Jobs?
      TanToday, good idea, but let's go FURTHER !
      First, Steve should start coughing a lot, and limping, and visiting hospitals. He should progress to using a wheelchair sometimes, and having a mask and oxygen tank, all the while making "no comment' about his health. I would even have a cemetary plot picked out with my headstone if I were him, "Steve Jobs" carved into it, and the year of death carved in as 200_ (as though he won't see 2010!)
      Put on this whole show for about a month, and let the stock plummet to $30 or so. THEN give stock option awards out the wazoo!! This will be a sign to "the faithful" to buy in.
      Then finally, do a 10k run and shock all the nasty pessimists, as you provided "backdated" options for everyone with a brain, in a way that no SEC could touch you for!
      that would be funny!
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    • Mon Aug 18th 09:13 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Apple: Great Company with Lofty Valuation - Due for Pullback
      What's all this "payroll tax" interest? It's small change!
      If someone exercises options, aren't they now dealing with stock sales, subject to Cap Gains tax, and that's it?
      I guess if AAPL shares STAYED at $14, so the options were worthless, we would all be toasting to the tax payments we saved, right?
      I guess every silver lining has a black cloud if you just take the time to look for it!
      Also, the "3 reasons" insider sales are bad really seem like TWO reasons, as the first two are sort of redundant:
      - It increases the amount of shares out there
      -It dilutes the earnings per share

      Do I really care how many shares are out there, except that the earnings are diluted over that number? kind of redundant, and grasping, as the author realized that "two reasons insider options are bad" just didn't have the "zing" that THREE reasons did!
      So he padded the reasons.
      weak.
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    • Mon Aug 18th 08:21 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Apple: Great Company with Lofty Valuation - Due for Pullback
      junk journalism. Anything positive is already factored in the price, right? sure.
      "recent strength of dollar" will hurt Apple's exports? give me a break! look at a 2 or 5 year chart of dollar vs Euro.
      And I always love "Inside Seller" theories! "What do they know that we don't???" well, lots I'm sure, but if they start buying or selling based on inside information, their entire gain will be eaten up by legal fees and fines, and they will be having tea with Martha!
      Hey! Look back at Ron Johnson (Officer), and his direct sale of 470,000 shares in Feb 07 ! He sold at $86 for a cool $40 million !
      What did HE know??? I'm not sure, dut I guess he DIDN'T know that AAPL was going to touch $200 last Christmas!
      So much for reading into Insider Trading.
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    • Sun Jul 27th 11:15 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Jobs' Health Is a Matter of Public Interest, Whether Apple Likes It or Not
      hmmm...
      When Jobs was awarded millions in options and the jet plane, etc, people talked about it as though he was ripping off the shareholders! Remember those days?
      Now the SAME voices (often) will tell you how S Jobs is worth 100 Billion of Apple's capitalized value! I guess the shareholders were ripping Steve off, huh?
      ALSO! Does anyone know Balmer's resting pulse rate, blood pressure, and cholesterol numbers? Also, is he still on Prozac ? (yes or no)
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    • Sun Jul 27th 11:08 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Steve Jobs: Honesty Is the Best Policy
      So AAPL is down because the Market thinks Steve is sick?
      How can you be so sure?
      When I buy or sell stocks, I don't recall filling out a questionaire or essay question .
      But MSFT bothers me...Does anyone know Balmers resting pulse, blood pressure and if he's on Prozac ?
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    • Tue Jul 8th 08:47 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      iPhone Can Replace Laptops for Majority of Computer Users
      It's like this.
      Since the iPhone, I use my MacBook half as much, BUT I STILL need the MacBook.
      It's a convenience, and can be used quickly where other solutions are cumbersome (boot up laptop, put in cellular data card, connect online to get new emails, versus get email through iphone)
      New programs will only make the iPhone MORE useful and convenient.
      Also , realize that there is a SAFETY, or vulnerability to the devices.
      Desktop iMacs are relatively safe, especially if you back them up.
      laptops are a bit more fragile and prone to damage, since they're portable, can be spilled on, or more likely stolen.
      So not many people have JUST a laptop, they just use it MORE than the desktop.
      Now, the iPhone has MORE vulnerability, as it's carried around all day, can be stolen, or dropped in a URINAL! haha! which probably hasn't happened to many laptops (unless it was on purpose!)
      so...WAY too soon to talk about iPhones canabalizing the laptop market.
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    • Sun Jun 22nd 15:34 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Apple Will Flourish With or Without Steve Jobs
      What are people ACTUALLY afraid of?
      Would a new CEO do these things?
      - Return to OS9! Let's see 9.3!
      - Return to Power PC chips, so we can't run Windows natively again!
      - To heck with USB and Firewire, bring back SCSI !
      - Wireless 811 and Bluetooth, since they are invisible, don't give people a perception of value, so we'll discontinue them!
      - iPods will change to Parallel Port connection, or optional floppy transfer.
      - MacBook Air will have 3 pounds of steel added, to give it "more substance"
      -Let's bring back the CRT imacs!

      ridiculous, right?
      Steve did the "heavy lifting", and this company will grow on autopilot for years!
      Besides, aren't people really concerned because he isn't obese like most Americans?
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    • Thu Jun 12th 12:29 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      $1.2 Billion in iPhone Apps? Not Likely.
      ALSO!!!
      When developers make a neat game for an iPhone or Touch, MOST of their work is done to actually bring it to the MAC itself!
      What a difference an OS makes!
      Of course, I recall all the critics forever harping about how "Gamers" drive the PC world and the success of Windows, etc. Where are those voices on the iPhone now? Won't this kill Symbian and WinCE?
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    • Thu Jun 12th 12:27 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      $1.2 Billion in iPhone Apps? Not Likely.
      How much? I dunno, but a LOT of apps will fly! Many of the games shown at the WWDC will be $9.99, and likely stay there! That's CHEAP for a game from these companies! And the convenience of downloading it directly or through iTMS just KILLS every other type of game systems software distribution! I HAVE a Wii, and I think you can go online and get games, etc...I just never got around to figuring it out! But I, along with MANY others have figured out how to download BILLIONS of 99 cent songs through iTunes. This will be the same process, NO learning curve. Very little pirating expected too, so developers will see RESULTS instead of wondering what they might have lost this month to pirates!
      You have about a month left to criticise the Apps store! Everyone get in now and pick it apart! You'll join the ranks of naysayers who thought iTMS would fail because "people can get all their music free from Napster".
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    • Sun Mar 2nd 16:52 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Apple Buybacks: Still a Bad Idea
      Did some ass bring up backdating options???
      I recall some whiners didn't think it was "fair" to backdate, right?
      Well, as a special gift, tomorrow, 3/3/08, you will wake up and have the OPTION to buy Apple stock BACKDATED over 6 months, to August 20th levels.
      Are you gonna buy, or cry?
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