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Apple Remains Overvalued, Despite Its Gadget Glory

As an investor in Apple stock I tend to agree with you. But there is the constant temptation to hold on just a bit longer and squeeze out just a little more money from the Apple fanatics.

For Your Perusal: The Glory of Free Market Oil Supply

It would be interesting to see a similar chart for cartel oil.

Google's Android vs. Apple: History Repeats Itself

You might want to correct your own history. DOS was not an IBM product. You are correct that Bill Gates bought it, but not from IBM.

From Wikipedia:
"IBM again approached Bill Gates. Gates in turn approached Seattle Computer Products. There, programmer Tim Paterson had developed a variant of CP/M-80, intended as an internal product for testing SCP's new 16-bit Intel 8086 CPU card for the S-100 bus. The system was initially named "QDOS" (Quick and Dirty Operating System), before being made commercially available as 86-DOS. Microsoft purchased 86-DOS, allegedly for $50,000. This became Microsoft Disk Operating System, MS-DOS, introduced in 1981"

Who Says You Can't Make Money in Stocks over Long Periods of Time?

You are quite right. Since I worked for IBM back then I bought a few shares (very few) each year. Now they pay me $17,000 a year in dividends not to mention being worth a great deal of money.

Motorola Droid: A Promising iPhone Challenger

I have to agree with RPG that developers would be more interested in developing an application that runs on many phones than on only one, even if that one is iphone. Look at the number of Microsoft applications for pc's versus the number for the Macintosh.

Why Isn't AT&T Using Cash to Build Out LTE?

The obvious solution is to charge based on data usage. Imagine if customers paid a flat rate for electricity. Want to imagine what the effect would be on tghe size of system needed?

Running the Numbers: The Roller Coaster That Is Apple

I have to be suspicious when a company changes the accounting rules to make itself look better. Enron or Worldcom always come to mind.

How Much Natural Gas Remains in the USA?

As the owner of a few acres of land in West Virginia, I know there was a barrage of offers from gas companies wanting to lease the gas rights to it a couple of years ago. The offers dried up when the economy (and the price of natural gas) tanked but there is still exploratory drilling going on (and gas being found). The field runs from New York through Pennsylvania to West Virginia and appears to be quite large. So I assume that here is plenty of natural gas waiting to be found and used.

Why Choose Low Yield over High Yield Stocks?

One minor correction, CTL is the symbol for Centurytel Inc on the NYSE.

AT&T's MicroCell: What's That You Said, Ed Whitacre?

I do have to agree with his point though. Why would anyone carry a competitors product for free, or be expected to? It would be like Apple allowing Google Voice on the iphone.

Apple vs. Microsoft: Apple's OS Wins Hands Down

Ah, the Apple fannies must justify overpaying for computers, no matter what the cost.

American Agency Mortgage: Huge Dividend REIT

As to the size of the comments, if using Firefox click on View (in the upper left), then Zoom in as many times as you want until the comments are large enough to read. I also have been a long time holder of Annaly (NLY) and think they have a very conservative and extremely capable management team.

Suntech Claims New World Record in Silicon Panel Efficiency

Agreed. Sounds like a big First Solar investor unwilling to face the handwriting on the wall.

Apple Seems Desperate to Enter Chinese Handset Market

Before becoming too hysterical about the Chinese market, remember that it is under Government control. I suspect strange and inexplicable roadblocks will prevent iphone from breaking China Mobile's grip on the market before a Chinese copy appears.

China's House of Cards: Exports Down 23% in July, Year-Over-Year

I think we will wish we could trade our White House (and occupants) for China;s house of cards after it becomes apparent who has the bigger economic problem. The Chinese are spending money they have, we are spending money our great-grandchildren will be trying to raise.