Apple is very risky in the long term as consumer tastes in electronics are very fickle. Look at Sony. Once the king with its Walkman, and now dead. Who can say the same won't happen to Apple?
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How long is a piece of string? What's a fair valuation? Should it trade at 40x earnings or 20x earnings? The stock market is merely a casino subject to capricious investor desires. That's why i look for solid stocks that pay 5% dividends - they can't fall much.
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There is no fraud in the market for Apple shares, but long term Apple may have a less certain future. Times do change in technology. Look at Sony's demise, once the invincible electronics manufacturer and with a near 100% share in portable music players (the Walkman). Now Samsung has far better brand equity than Sony. Unbelievable! And look at Nokia - heading down the tubes as well. Apple make amazing products it's true, but we don't know what innovations will take place in the years ahead by other companies.
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There is a undoubted brilliance about Apple and the bottom line is they make very high quality products - but which you don't really need. Will Apple remain in its lofty position? Well maybe but always remember that it's difficult staying at the top. Just look at Sony's demise. Once they dominated portable music players - it was called the walkman - but now they are nothing.
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why is it irrational to dislike a company that is obsessed by having control in the way its products are used? And the prices of its accessories, are quite simply obscene.
I tend to agree. A laptop is a far better investment. With an Ipad you have no connectivity, a low powered 1gz processor and a poor keyboard. And with the screen glare it doesn't cut it as a book reader either (unless you like headaches).
But it's still a nice toy - if you have the spare cash.
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But it's still a nice toy - if you have the spare cash.