Hard to get too excited about a self serving comment from Warren Buffet AFTER he already purchased a large chunk of Apple.
The market is for insiders, always has been and always will be that way. By the time the "news" gets to regular folks, it's too late.
I disagree with you.
Do you somehow think that "news" about AAPL stock has not been given to you? Have you been on MacRumours for the last several years? Do you ever listen to Tim Cook? You SHOULD! He has been telling you 4 times a year in quarterly financial reports and conference calls and in writing nearly EXACTLY what Apple company has been doing. Tim Cook is the news! He has never been wrong and he has never lied! So I don't think you have a point, what you say is nonsense.
Maybe you won't listen to any "news" unless it comes from Warren Buffet? I don't get it.
What should I think when you say what you are saying.
Do you suppose Warren Buffet should be telling the world what stock he is going to buy tomorrow? Please realize that he always tells you about his recent past stock activity.
Maybe if Warren Buffet wanted to be "self serving" - he would keep his activities completely secret as possible. I mean, if the market jumps up because he says he bought AAPL, maybe he should just buy more AAPL and try to avoid telling us what he is doing. Hey, if he wanted to be "self serving" he could say a lot of things - but that probably would be illegal to make self serving statements.
If you could not manage to out guess Warren Buffet on AAPL stock, well then, consider yourself just a hair less of a savvy investor than him. He is no genius. He is 10+ years LATE to the AAPL party actually!
I like Warren Buffet - he has common sense! That's all. But he is an old man who knows more about "Campbells Soup" - I mean who even eats that tepid, salty broth these days? Senior Citizens maybe? Warren Buffet knows his Campbells Soup because he is 80+ years old! Campbells Soup is going to diversify into "snacks" - that's the big news that excites Warren Buffet about Campbells Soup!
If it takes a guy who does not own a smartphone at all to beat you to AAPL, well, I just laugh at you - seriously. Such a lame attitude you display with that lament! Go get a stock account with cheap trading fees and start gambling! It's fun!
Warren Buffet makes money in a way that sounds boring. It's called Time Travel. You too can be rich like Warren Buffet. Buy AAPL and wait and watch as you have a lifetime of portfolio doubling events. He is no shark! He didn't beat you to anything you couldn't have deduced with even a marginal amount of business savvy. Consider that and I hope it helps you.