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Will Apple Record Another Halt-Trading Big Beat?

Andy,

You certainly deserve congratulations for your accuracy last quarter, and you have undoubtably put an equal amount of diligence into preparing the numbers you present here, which we all appreciate.

However, the ego and hubris that you deliver along with the estimates is unbecoming somebody who has a clear talent for analysis. What matters is that your estimates are accurate. That others are wrong is irrelevant. You are a fine Apple analyst in your own right. You don't elevate yourself any further by slamming the other analysts. It seems childish and it weakens your overall message. In investment, win by making money from your skills. Nobody has to lose in order for you to win. (In case you're wondering, I'm not one of the analysts you smeared, I'm simply an individual investor and Apple shareholder.)

Stick with the analysis. You're actually quite good at it.