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10 Reasons Not to Buy Apple

This author looks like the Virginia Tech shooter. Not meaning to be racist but why use a mug shot for your picture? Try smiling.

PS - I disagree with many of your 10 points

Time to Stand Up for Steve Jobs

New York Times reporting his helth is fine in any event. But I agree. Apple will live on without Steve due to the team he's built and the vision he has set.

While Apple Continues to Lowball Outlook, Mac Shipments Surge

I have bought shares in the low 150s and will buy more tomorrow. I have yet to make a losing trade. I predicted this exacly on the other zach bass post that aapl woulf forecast $1 and stock would get to mid 150s.

way overdone here for a company that will earn $5.25+ a share this year.

Apple Guidance Can Turn Negative Sentiment on Its Head

This was predicted. I wrote in an earlier post guidance would be $1 for the fwd quarter and create a buying opp in the mid 150s (last Q post-eps low in after hours). Company is firing on all cylinders. I dont look at fake guidance. Dont think you need to run after it in after hours since the market will open pretty weak on the AXP news. Plus SNDK, TXN, VMW all weak results. Set buy limits at 155 and you will be happy.

Good luck folks. Will - when u are done with the bedpans, i have some stuff you can clean also.

Apple Guidance Can Turn Negative Sentiment on Its Head

Market share of smartphone biz is much higher. And i would not consider apple as a small cell phone manufacturer. they sell other things that comprise about 98% of their revenues.

Apple Investors Nervous as Earnings Call Approaches

Will = The resident idiot.

I love the inclusion of Potash along with blue chips IBM and GE. GE wasnt taken down? I remember it being taken down 20+% in one day in April. Further eveidence that seeking alpha needs an ignore button.

Apple Investors Nervous as Earnings Call Approaches

The comparison to Nokia is really absurd and highlights the ignorance of many people. Nokia is selling a much lower margin product and really isnt in many lines of business. Apple's gross margin for its iPhone is about 65% and Nokia's avg margin is about 30%. Nokia is selling a commoditized product. Apple is selling a more complete device that is driving many new users to purchase computers and apple software which are the bread and butter of Apple's business.

Apple Investors Nervous as Earnings Call Approaches

JW -

I was referring to 1.20 for the current Q. Guidance and most of the street is at 1.13 (even though first call is 1.08) but the analysts still like to see what % the company beats by relative to prior beats. Its an absurd metric but many analysts report on it. Having said that, i think the weakness over the past few days take away a lot of that risk such that something in the 1.15 range will probably be just fine. As for guidance, that is always a risk with this company - I read somewhere that one analysts is expecting a guide to about $1.00 which is well below consensus. How its received initially is anyone's guess but if we do get a retest of the post Q1 eps low (155 i think) I am a buyer.

Apple Investors Nervous as Earnings Call Approaches

Clearly Will is not an owner of any shares. If he his, I would bet his holdings are limited to 10 or 20 shares. He also is confident that Apple will trade to 140-150 and yet I dont see any comments about a put position or other trading strategy. He's trying to get a rise out of some folks and he's succeeded in that regard.

Nevertheless, I do think Apple may trade to mid 150s on anything less than 1.20 at which point I plan to add to my position. If I am wrong, then great news all around as I'm sure it will lift the tech sector and hopefully my other tech positions.

Apple Investors Nervous as Earnings Call Approaches

I have lost all respect for Seeking Alpha for letting stories like this make it online. Lets see what you have said: we are in a bear market (gee thanks chief), and apple investors are nervous (really? or you mean you're nervous? how do you know? what supporting facts do you have?).

No analysis of aapl performance post-eps for any extended period of time. Just some anecdotal nonsense.

What a joke. SeekingAlpha no longer bookmarked.