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Recession Takes a Bite Out of Mac Sales

That's the thing about the idiot analysts that really amazes me............they always evaluate Apple as if they will never have any new products coming out, and that their entire future is dependent on only the products that they are currently selling! How many times has Apple surprised us with something new that was really innovative? That's why Apple's stock should be at a premium to everyone else's............thei... innovation is unmatched in the industry and the gap is actually widening between them and other companies.

Recession Takes a Bite Out of Mac Sales

I believe that Apple will come out with some sort of netbook, but that it will be in the form of a small tablet PC. But even if they don't, the iPhone serves many of the purposes of a netbook, and although iPhone sales might be been down in the last quarter compared to the previous one, that was to be expected since the previous quarter's sales were extremely high due to the new iPhone 3G being introduced. The fact is that Apple's market share in phones is increasing dramatically each month, selling the iPhone at Wal-Mart is going to have a bigger impact than anyone realizes, app store sales keep increasing, and Apple will be coming out with newer and better versions of the iPhone in the next few months that will keep them far ahead of the competition. So even if laptop/desktop sales do decline in the near term, it will be more than made up for by the increase in iPhone profits. Lastly, Apple should be refreshing their desktop line soon (and maybe a new Apple TV?), so those will all be contributing factors to increased sales.

I can't believe the number of "Apple shorts" and people who want the company to fail. It reminds me of the way people were talking about Microsoft 10 years ago. Anyone with half a brain would realize that Apple should be a $150+ stock, even in this economic environment.

Say it isn't so, Gizmodo! "According to a previously reliable source, Apple (AAPL -0.6%) misrepresented the reasons behind MacWorld and Jobs' keynote cancellation. The real cause is his rapidly declining health. In fact, it may be even worse than we ever imagined."

The manipulation of Apple stock based on rumors and other factors has gotten to the point of being ridiculous. I wrote a letter to the SEC today about this, and also mentioned that they need to bring back the uptick rule. Here is the page listing SEC contact information. I urge everyone who cares about Apple and is sick of this blatant manipulation to write the SEC personally. The more people they hear from, the more likely they are to do something:

www.sec.gov/contact/ma...

Microsoft Represents Value Below $20 a Share

It is true that Vista has a lot of issues. That's one of the reasons (not the only one) that Apple is gaining market share in operating systems. But from everything I have read, Windows 7 is really slick, and Microsoft will ship it later this year. Windows 7 is what Vista should have been. So that will keep Microsoft in the game and satisfy most of their users going forward. And whether you're an Apple or Linux fan, competition is always a good thing. It makes everyone else work harder to innovate, which is a win win for the consumer.