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Apple Loses Trillion Dollar Company Status Due to 10% Slide on Stock Market Since Thursday
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I sincerely hope it doesn't cause AAPL to take down the entire market when you sell your share. I got in for more at $201.5 last night. bought enough to pretty much erase my loses from the big dip they went through the previous week.
Did any of our financial wizards short the stock and get out alive? You will notice that 90% of the negative one line posts are from people with no skin in the game. At least this man owns one share.
Yes they are popular because it screams apple. Doesnt mean people get them for themselves. Im a big design freak and have always loved apples designs. I just wouldnt buy something based on if people noticed me or not. I prefer sound quality over anything and think their design choice of just cutting off the cables of the AirPods and leaving it as that is pretty bad. They should be smaller, less noticeable, and black.
I haven’t tried the AirPods, but because they look like the headphones without the wires I don’t like them.
I think all companies will see a decline in sales due to pricing and just how good phones are nowadays. Less people upgrading will make tech companies have to change either their pricing back to lower prices or innovate with big features. Either way the consumer should be in more control now...
The airpods seem to be extraordinarily popular because Apple has done its homework and hit the target market. And yes because it’s Apple, this is what they do. The sound quality is as good as can be from a form factor like that and the functionality is cool.
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So take a short position then. Nope it’s not the end, not even close. One bets against Apple to their own detriment.
Have you asked anybody you've seen with them if they bought them for the sound quality over the competition or even if they care? Its all speculation I just see these as a look at me thing for people to show them off. Not that they are pretty to look at in someones ears IMO. I still cant get passed the design even if they sounded like a million bucks I just cant do that to myself that's how much I despise them. But people seem to like the design or so they say it doesnt bother them. I think the majority of the people that buy these are because it is apple. Not because they think they look stylish with tampons hanging out of their ears and not because its the best sound quality you can get for the price range...The airpods seem to be extraordinarily popular because Apple has done its homework and hit the target market. And yes because it’s Apple, this is what they do. The sound quality is as good as can be from a form factor like that and the functionality is cool.
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So take a short position then. Nope it’s not the end, not even close. One bets against Apple to their own detriment.
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I can’t speak for Apple Watch numbers but I will say Apple TV numbers are pretty insignificant compared to its competitors in the connected TV space. It’s primarily competing against Roku which is more ubiquitous and a cheaper entry point with more value
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Ditto. The people that I know are not audiophiles seem to buy it for a few reasons:
- it is wireless and works well with their iPhone
- it sounds good to them
- it’s Apple
Having tried them I think they work well in the ecosystem if they fit your ears, but I would never buy them. I loathe having to carry additional separated components, the mic sucks, and the sound is very plain to me.
I didn’t say people bought them for the sound quality. I said Apple did its homework in the market and the air pods have some cool features. I also said, imo, the sound quality is good.
Okay, In your humble opinion.
I'll take that as a yes.... somehow I'm thinking you aint fussed if Honda sell more cars than Ford tho.. strange that....
Tim Cook has a thankless job. Maybe he should just announce he is pulling the plug as doom is imminent. Effective immediately all assets liquidated and all proceeds of sales and cash AAPL has to be returned to the share holders. All tech support is terminated, no updates or patches of any kind. All hardware not sold shall be returned to the scrap heap and melted.
It is seems like so many people wish Santa's shop would burn down, the elves would be fired and people lose their retirement funds because they couldn't get their precious screen addiction habit $50 cheaper. Reading these forums must be as much fun as taking Cartman shopping for an iPad for TC. Yes, I said it many forum users come off about as entitled as Cartman.
It is seems like so many people wish Santa's shop would burn down, the elves would be fired and people lose their retirement funds because they couldn't get their precious screen addiction habit $50 cheaper. Reading these forums must be as much fun as taking Cartman shopping for an iPad for TC. Yes, I said it many forum users come off about as entitled as Cartman.
Considering the ridiculous margins Apple has kept increasing over the past ten years on all their products... yes, it has a lot of impact on the way they act.
I personally would like a cheaper phone with a headphone jack. But because Apple didn’t listen to me, I’m not wishing the “house” burns down.
Edit: assuming Apple takes requirements from anonymous Internet forums, this is my consumer friendly suggestion to Apple. I’m taking one for the team to get this out there.
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Looks like I overestimated the "bad news" that was being thrown about by the analysts. I was hoping that the stock would drop into the mid-190s before adding to my position. I was looking at AMZN at $1500 as well (it actually dropped into the $1400s when I wasn't looking).
Hoping that the election would cause a panic sell-off across the entire market, but it didn't happen.
Oh well, so much for making some easy money. Back to earning the hard way ... research, research, and more research.
Hoping that the election would cause a panic sell-off across the entire market, but it didn't happen.
Oh well, so much for making some easy money. Back to earning the hard way ... research, research, and more research.
I almost pulled the trigger on AMZN but they face some powerful opponents so stayed away unfortunately.
Edited to stay away from politics as much as possible.
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Here are the headphones I owned prior to getting the Airpods. Haven’t touched any of them since.
Do you know something that I don’t? Perhaps I am using my headphones wrong?
Here are the headphones I owned prior to getting the Airpods. Haven’t touched any of them since.
Do you know something that I don’t? Perhaps I am using my headphones wrong?
Based on your headphone selection, I would say the Airpods is a decent lateral purchase for you. So it makes sense for you to stop using your headphones.
Well, if nothing else, they allowed me to better appreciate my Airpods for what they are. Shame about the sound quality though, but everything else (comfort, portability, ease of use) just won out in the end.
Don't you find airpod cumbersome to use and easy losing them?
I prefer the traditional BT with wire in between. I can clip and when not using let it hang around collar.
Not at all.
What do you think is cumbersome about them? They are easy to take out and out away and fit nicely into my pants or shirt pocket.
Back to a trillion in a matter of hours. Sorry just getting back to the topic and a new version of Airpods would help.