Spoken like a true bear. The more bears, the more bearable a long position. As for Apple's OS... it is of the Unix genre, as are all the various different distributions of Linux. Linux/Unix is a far better OS than anything Microsoft has come up with, including their latest.
More from Mark Zuckerberg: He once more claimed a Facebook phone doesn't make sense, in spite of rumors (I, II) that it's building one. He also mentioned Facebook is handling 1B queries/day, and suggests Facebook will eventually build a search engine. Many have called on Facebook to enter the search market, and Microsoft (MSFT) execs reportedly once floated the idea of selling Bing to Facebook, only to have Zuckerberg turn them down. Should Google (GOOG) be worried? FB +3.2% AH. ZNGA +2.9%. [View news story]
Facebook is so yesterday. I deleted my account many annoyances and invasions of privacy ago.
Apple: The Ultimate Value Play At $520 [View article]
Another way to address the same point for Apple investors is: If anyone is long AAPL, they should hold off selling covered calls unless they are sure they will have no regrets about the shares being called away from them in the near future.
Why Public Companies Should Have Public Tax Returns [View article]
The author of this article needs to make up his mind whether he is writing about EVASION or AVOIDANCE of taxes.
The former is illegal and is what gets people sent to prison. The latter is legal and even the IRS claims that it encourages all taxpayers to take full advantage of all of the provisions in the tax code for avoidance of taxes.
You are a bit behind the times then. E*Trade has been around since the early 1980s. I first opened an account with them and traded electronically using a Tandy Model 100 computer, before the internet existed.
28 Big Reasons Apple Will Fall: A Rebuttal [View article]
The author's point of view is confirmed after-hours by Apple rocketing from its closing price of $560.64, to 570... 580... 590... 594... as I sit here and watch the Time & Sales.
4 February 'Feel Good' Factors For Apple Fanatics [View article]
Cramer is a fickle, shallow stock analyst who will turn on a dime with his opinion on a stock. His wife is the only one of the two of them who is sensible, rational and logical.
Noting U.S. smartphone sales growth has slowed dramatically, and that many first-time buyers are now prepaid users who often go for low-end Android (GOOG) devices, NPD's Stephen Baker questions whether the next iPhone will lead to major U.S. share gains. Working in Apple's (AAPL) favor: the iPhone's customer loyalty is unmatched, and it has been gaining share in the U.S. even as its European share has declined. [View news story]
Nota bene: I was among the first Verizon cellphone users to get an iPhone when it was available for all Verizon customers (I pre-ordered iPhone). I signed up for a 2 year contract, like many Verizon customers.
The date on which I (and ALL the other two year contract Verizon customers who were the first to get a Verizon iPhone) am eligible to get a discounted upgrade to a newer iPhone is: October 12, 2012.
The hunt for yield: A JPMorgan (JPM) plan to issue $500M in preferred stock is scrapped in favor of a $1.1B sale. The shares were priced to yield 5.5% vs. an expected range of 5.5-5.625%. The bank wrote last week (via Michael Sedacca) it was seeing evidence the search for yield was spilling over into dividend/preferred stocks. Indeed. [View news story]
Preferred stock is not a new invention... I learned about preferred stock in high school, decades ago.
For anyone seeking yield, preferred stock is much lower risk than common stock.
Apple: The Living Room Invasion Is At Hand [View article]
You are one of the few. Talking with Siri is more fun when there are several people who take turns addressing her with their questions. It can be quite entertaining. Of course, Siri is a far cry from the Super Siri of the Star Trek Enterprise computer. But it is an entertaining step in that direction.
Siri is seriously smart programming. You can read about it in Wikipedia, but here is an excerpt:
"With Siri, Apple is using the results of more than four years of research funded by DARPA via SRI International's Artificial Intelligence Center through the Personalized Assistant that Learns Program and Cognitive Agent that Learns and Organizes Program CALO." "This includes the combined work from research teams from Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of Rochester, the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Oregon State University, the University of Southern California, and Stanford University. This technology has come a long way with dialog and natural language understanding, machine learning, evidential and probabilistic reasoning, ontology and knowledge representation, planning, reasoning and service delegation."
Why Apple's Book Value Is Irrelevant [View article]
Commentary by Apple bears is one of the best sources of entertainment on Seeking Alpha. This, as any other rational bullish argument, will not discourage the bears.
My Once-A-Year Article On Apple [View article]
Apple Likely To Crush Analyst Estimates With 53 Million Q1 iPhone Shipments [View article]
More from Mark Zuckerberg: He once more claimed a Facebook phone doesn't make sense, in spite of rumors (I, II) that it's building one. He also mentioned Facebook is handling 1B queries/day, and suggests Facebook will eventually build a search engine. Many have called on Facebook to enter the search market, and Microsoft (MSFT) execs reportedly once floated the idea of selling Bing to Facebook, only to have Zuckerberg turn them down. Should Google (GOOG) be worried? FB +3.2% AH. ZNGA +2.9%. [View news story]
Apple: Take The Money And Run [View article]
Apple: The Ultimate Value Play At $520 [View article]
Why Public Companies Should Have Public Tax Returns [View article]
The former is illegal and is what gets people sent to prison. The latter is legal and even the IRS claims that it encourages all taxpayers to take full advantage of all of the provisions in the tax code for avoidance of taxes.
Time For Apple To Waddle And Quack [View article]
28 Big Reasons Apple Will Fall: A Rebuttal [View article]
Score another round for the Bulls.
4 February 'Feel Good' Factors For Apple Fanatics [View article]
How Much Should You Pay For Apple? [View article]
Conversely: AMZN, if given the same P/E as AAPL, would have traded at about $0.78 per share today. Nice (if you're bearish on AMZN).
Noting U.S. smartphone sales growth has slowed dramatically, and that many first-time buyers are now prepaid users who often go for low-end Android (GOOG) devices, NPD's Stephen Baker questions whether the next iPhone will lead to major U.S. share gains. Working in Apple's (AAPL) favor: the iPhone's customer loyalty is unmatched, and it has been gaining share in the U.S. even as its European share has declined. [View news story]
The date on which I (and ALL the other two year contract Verizon customers who were the first to get a Verizon iPhone) am eligible to get a discounted upgrade to a newer iPhone is: October 12, 2012.
The hunt for yield: A JPMorgan (JPM) plan to issue $500M in preferred stock is scrapped in favor of a $1.1B sale. The shares were priced to yield 5.5% vs. an expected range of 5.5-5.625%. The bank wrote last week (via Michael Sedacca) it was seeing evidence the search for yield was spilling over into dividend/preferred stocks. Indeed. [View news story]
For anyone seeking yield, preferred stock is much lower risk than common stock.
Apple Should Be Added To The Dow, Hewlett-Packard Should Be Dropped [View article]
Apple: The Living Room Invasion Is At Hand [View article]
Siri is seriously smart programming. You can read about it in Wikipedia, but here is an excerpt:
"With Siri, Apple is using the results of more than four years of research funded by DARPA via SRI International's Artificial Intelligence Center through the Personalized Assistant that Learns Program and Cognitive Agent that Learns and Organizes Program CALO."
"This includes the combined work from research teams from Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of Rochester, the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Oregon State University, the University of Southern California, and Stanford University. This technology has come a long way with dialog and natural language understanding, machine learning, evidential and probabilistic reasoning, ontology and knowledge representation, planning, reasoning and service delegation."
Why Apple's Book Value Is Irrelevant [View article]