Probably in a lab somewhere in Cupertino.
My guess is that Apple is waiting for 32nm Xeon parts in quantity with the right interface for third-party graphics.
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My guess is that Apple is waiting for 32nm Xeon parts in quantity with the right interface for third-party graphics.
It's more lamentable than interesting. Lack of diversity in the upper management ranks is typical of Silicon Valley high tech firms. They don't call it "Man Jose" for nothing!
Actually, it's pretty common in Fortune 100 companies in general.
Equal "opportunity" is JUST that, opportunity. Its doesn't mean that you will be the best, nor get the job.
Besides, Apple's Senior PR schlock is a woman, and coincidentally is probably the key person who should be held responsible for mismanaging the Antennagate debacle.
Are we talking about KC? KC is an effing moron, an embarrassment to Apple Inc. She is not part of the senior management team. Regardless of her actual title and salary, she is a peon, a puppet.
High-tech PR is one of the most soulless careers on the planet. As an AAPL shareholder, I am perfectly content to let KC absorb all the bad karma. I would probably dump my AAPL shares if KC was ever appointed SVP.
High-tech PR is one of the most soulless careers on the planet. As an AAPL shareholder, I am perfectly content to let KC absorb all the bad karma. I would probably dump my AAPL shares if KC was ever appointed SVP.
I hear you. Same here. Our little contribution is getting bigger by the year [with four Apple infected children]Shareholders of all levels should care about company performance. If you own the shares, you should care. If you don't, invest elsewhere.
My holdings are none of your business although I will say that the increase in my Apple holdings has paid for everything I've ever purchased from them since I bought the shares years ago.
I consider Apple hardware as a fun little dividend.
BTW: Apple should introduce the new, A4/ISP-Retina display/front camera equipped iPod, as a remedy to the cannibalization by the iPad.
Yeah, sorry, I get these inane "how many shares do you own" queries more frequently. These people simply don't get it.
Some of them say that it's better to buy CDs. Others say to stick your money in a ING savings account. A few say to go to Vegas and bet it all on black. Even I'll say to invest in ETFs like SPY or IWM and forget the stock market.
Stick your money where you think it'll have the most growth at the risk level you can accept.
That's why I'm out of Apple. Great company with earnings potential, but pretty overvalued in my book. I put some in MSFT a couple weeks ago.
You're probably that guy that thinks Apple is over once Steve Jobs steps out of Apple. You must really not think outside of a box right? I know, it's scary past those walls. lol.
Good luck with that.
I have a few MSFT lying around. Would not stick another dime there right now. CSCO or ORCL, yes.
I simply don't see Microsoft beating analyst expectations for the next six months.
What you think about what will have the most growth isn't provably that much different from putting some chips on red in Vegas. So diversify, don't risk too much in any one investment basket or any one bet, unless you like living dangerously.
Perhaps it's because you never miss an opportunity to remind everyone that you're an AAPL shareholder. It's getting monotonous dude. Why don't you just put it in your sig and be done with it.
Btw, are you the same cvaldes who logged on to both CNET and Appleinsider to tell people you've got shares in a certain tech firm?
That's exactly what CJayC is!
And what Dooger said - that's a lot of sentences started with "As an AAPL shareholder..." !
Hear hear, MR plumbing new depths it seems. This is worthy of a line in an industry newsletter or investor relations site at best. Embarrassingly irrelevant here.
That, and he looks like Frasier's old man "Marty Crane".
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I think the info goes beyond investors information.
Apple's current weaknesses are, as a matter of fact, the very areas of responsibility that guys is appointed for:
- producing enough units (esp. iPad) to meet demand,
- improving reliability of all devices by re-inforcing quality control.
The guy's in for a lot of pressure.
Apple's current weaknesses are, as a matter of fact, the very areas of responsibility that guys is appointed for:
- producing enough units (esp. iPad) to meet demand,
- improving reliability of all devices by re-inforcing quality control.
The guy's in for a lot of pressure.
No 1. It's not that easy. You can't just say to manafacturers, build 2 more factories, to double the rate of iPads. You have to measure and predict how much production you'll actually need, so you don't waste revenue.
I don't know about you, but I see no issue in in reliability of products. I wouldn't say Apple are slipping on quality control.
Point taken on quality. I'm very satisfied with all of my Apple devices. However, there seems to be a number of people here who report problems with their Macs out-of-the-box, that's quite un-Apple-like in my book.
No.1 is definitely a huge challenge, that's why I'm saying that guy's gonna get in huge pressure.
But it is clear that Apple is losing sales due to production shortage.
1. People only come here to complain about an issue. They don't make a thread to say "My Mac is working perfectly". Why would they?
2. He'll be under pressure, but I don't think the lack of supply is a weakness. It's a problem but not a weakness. I don't get the whole "losing sales" thing. Just because a person can't buy an iPad today, doesn't mean they are going to buy an alternative product. 99% of people will just wait until the iPad is back in stock.
That would be something Apple really needs right now. I miss the quality control of several years ago.
I could make a "My Mac is working perfectly" thread just for the fun of it
.The "losing sales" thing is a corporate thing:
- Finance 101: Cashing in today is better than cashing in tomorrow,
- Your 99% might be slightly overstated, the potential customer might just change his mind, or spend the money for anything else (like an "expensive" gf or wife...)
Nothing pisses off a salesperson more than an "Out-of-stock" situation.
Fortunately for Apple, there's no decent alternative for a tablet on the market so far. It's reported that a whooping 30% of iPad buyers are buying their very first Apple product, if iPad had direct competitors, it's not far-fetched that this category of customers would go for the competition if they were personally faced to that shortage of iPad supply. Don't underestimate people's obsession for instant gratification.
Are you discriminating, you arent seeing these people as people, your seeing them as sex's and different nationalitys. And that is discrimination.