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Nokia Enters the Already Crowded Netbook Market: Pros and Cons

Nokia is well known for expensive products with little to offer over its rivals, in my opinion. I often have problem identifying the selling points of their products. Most times, one key desirable feature is missing from the model you intend to own. In order for them to succeed, Nokia has only one choice. That is, lower its equipment price to win market share. Even the industrious Japanese is not gaining a foothold in net-books and smart-phones.

Bank Asset Values a Lingering Problem

Elimination of mark to market accounting is the dirtiest trick I could imagine, and it is a disgrace the US condones such an act of evil. HFT is another. The US is the axis of evil, and the North Korea of the financial world.
Bonuses are paid out because of this accounting magic.

Bank Asset Values a Lingering Problem

Elimination of mark to market accounting is the dirtiest trick I could imagine, and it is a disgrace the US condones such an act of evil. HFT is another. The US is the axis of evil, and the North Korea of the financial world.
Bonuses are paid out because of this accounting magic.

A Bull Market That Few Are Buying

Good work. There is always two sides of the coin, and economics being an inexact science. The US economy is like a sick man given new super drugs, but once the drug effect wears out, the patient will be much worse than before.
The present bull rally is therefore NOT sustainable. We see this behavior before in the Japan market crash. History repeats itself.
This rally is supported by the big stimulus package and the printing of more US dollars.

Market Action: Drearily Predictable

This rally is normal long term recession behavior. Expect another bottom this year.

Market Action: Drearily Predictable

This rally is normal long term recession behavior. Expect another bottom this year.

Sucker's Rally Approaching an End

Agreed. The institution players are playing against the retail market. It will get worse and worse.


On Apr 15 05:00 AM TheFounder wrote:

> The market dropped fast and steep. It is only obvious that the counter
> action will follow the same behavior pattern. That is why we saw
> the best 5 weeks since 1930. That and some government back wind.
> But fundementals are horrible and we should re test the lows at least
> once more. If you follow the bear markets since 1930 you will clearly
> see that no recovery ever took place until the 200 MA got really
> close to the index itself. We are not there yet. Maybe in August
> or early 2010. I sold all my longs recently and am in cash and shorts.

Apple's Real Growth Rate in 2008: 49%!

Apple will fall below $40 as the recession deepens and when the competition catches up. Linux OS can be substituted for Mac OSX, and running on Atom processor net-books.
Jason is trying to justify his AAPL purchases and prevent the stock price from collapse when Jobs finally quits the company. I have heard this talk before, while the price crashed from $180 to $105.

Apple and Google: Changing My Mind

I do not have much confidence in these two companies.
I believe Apple will fall below $40 as the recession deepens and consumers take cover from the storm. Compare with Sony, Hitachi, Toyota and Honda.

Google may be another Satyam or Enron, I fear.
My expectation is its stock price will fall below $180.

Apple and Google: Changing My Mind

I do not have much confidence in these two companies.
I believe Apple will fall below $40 as the recession deepens and consumers take cover from the storm. Compare with Sony, Hitachi, Toyota and Honda.

Google may be another Satyam or Enron, I fear.
My expectation is its stock price will fall below $180.

Three Ideas for the Year's End

User 293672 must learn your lessons fast. When ML call a buy, you do a sell if you doubt their words. Good luck next time.

Three Ideas for the Year's End

User 293672 must learn your lessons fast. When ML call a buy, you do a sell if you doubt their words. Good luck next time.

Apple's Walmart Deal Will Effectively Kill Google's Android

I am a smart-phone owner. I did not even bother to look at the i.Phone features when I learned it is using a locked SIM card (very anti-competition behavior) and the ridiculous pricing both hardware, carrier charges, contract period and extended warranty costs.
My choice is the Palm Vodafone version with Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition, with 3G capability but with no WiFi.
It is highly cost effective compared with the pricey i.Phone, and I have spare cash to buy another standby phone including 2 spare new batteries for the Palm and standby phone.
I am happy with my choice, and believe my next purchase is going to be another Palm with Windows Mobile or Google Android or Linux or Palm OS (with at least 3.5G and WiFi).

A lot have to do with personal preference and usage patterns. There is no point in having several hundreds of applications when the ordinary man in the street just require a suite of frequently ran applications. More programs for me assure more problems and data corruption including viruses, malware, system hang, trojan horses, compatibility issues etc. My philosophy is :: Simplify your life, smell the roses.

Apple's Walmart Deal Will Effectively Kill Google's Android

I am a smart-phone owner. I did not even bother to look at the i.Phone features when I learned it is using a locked SIM card (very anti-competition behavior) and the ridiculous pricing both hardware, carrier charges, contract period and extended warranty costs.
My choice is the Palm Vodafone version with Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition, with 3G capability but with no WiFi.
It is highly cost effective compared with the pricey i.Phone, and I have spare cash to buy another standby phone including 2 spare new batteries for the Palm and standby phone.
I am happy with my choice, and believe my next purchase is going to be another Palm with Windows Mobile or Google Android or Linux or Palm OS (with at least 3.5G and WiFi).

A lot have to do with personal preference and usage patterns. There is no point in having several hundreds of applications when the ordinary man in the street just require a suite of frequently ran applications. More programs for me assure more problems and data corruption including viruses, malware, system hang, trojan horses, compatibility issues etc. My philosophy is :: Simplify your life, smell the roses.

Is It Time to Buy? What History Shows

Another Motley Fool talk. Buy in the summer and buy in the winter, buy in the day and buy in the night. It is so difficult to get investment advisers to call a sell.
Maybe it is because you won't get a commission from making a sell call.