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People seem to expect a revolutionary device from Apple once a year or something.
Get real people.
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Supply Chain Indicators Point to Poor February for Apple
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Was what "quote" ?
People seem to expect a revolutionary device from Apple once a year or something.
Get real people.
Hm, what do you guys expect?
Cure for cancer? A shiny new rover for Mars?My guess is that you don't even know what you want.
I am happy with the things I got.
Its typical American BS. We love to build things up, tear them down, and build them back up again. Frankly it is annoying, but how it works.
Apple will fall back for a bit. Those of us that have been using Apple products since the early days in the 70's and 80's have seen the rise and fall and damn near death before. I for one enjoyed the days of underdog status. Made Apple hungry and innovative.
It will return.
Apple will fall back for a bit. Those of us that have been using Apple products since the early days in the 70's and 80's have seen the rise and fall and damn near death before. I for one enjoyed the days of underdog status. Made Apple hungry and innovative.
It will return.
This coming from the same guy who said to BUY BUY BUY when Apple was at $700:
http://blogs.barrons.com/techtrader...buying-opportunity-sees-90-upside-in-1111-pt/
If his past history is any indication, then now is the time to buy Apple...
http://blogs.barrons.com/techtrader...buying-opportunity-sees-90-upside-in-1111-pt/
If his past history is any indication, then now is the time to buy Apple...
Somehow I have a feeling even if iOS 7 is a huge leap and full of "innovation", if it comes out on a phone with the iPhone 5 design the media echo chamber will still claim Apple is not innovating. All they seem to care about is screen size and specs you can check off a list like 1080p and quad-core.
But Apple hasn't. Which was Cooks point.
Not to mention that many of these companies have several clients. For all we know some company is having a sheet month cause they make parts for the MS Surface.
I still don't understand why anyone, outside of a shareholder, should care about this.
Does your iPhone, iPad, or Mac work well for you? Yes? Then carry on about your day.
Does your iPhone, iPad, or Mac work well for you? Yes? Then carry on about your day.
Well, when a competitor does catch up it doesn't mean a company is dead... We see that often in here and likely in other online forums: Apple is dead, google is dead, microsoft is dead, nortel is dead, etc... (last one is a joke, just so we're clear)
The truth is its more of a race that never ends... if you lose first place, you're still in second place! You have to pick up pace and come back on top... (not saying Apple is in second place as I don't care for ratings of corporations, just so I don't get flamed).
We're all humans and yes, we might get complacent at times in some way. Therefore losing a spot might actually be beneficial and whip us up.
80 % of Apple's revenue comes from the iPhone and the iPad.
That's a pretty small basket.
The last big article about weak orders in Apple's supply chain was followed by an announcement of record sales of basically everything that Apple makes. And yet people still buy into these rumors? People will believe whatever they want to believe. People saying that Apple is doomed are similar to people that don't believe in global warming or that think the universe is only 6000 years old. Facts will have no bearing on their false beliefs.
While that's probably true Apple needs to put out some new stuff in this quarter or they might see a $300 stock price and a new CEO.
The iPad was three years ago. And where does it say they have to have a wow item every year or two or the company is crap? That is the kind of talk given by folks trying to tank the stock so they can buy cheap.
You want to know why the stock went down? Because of crap talk like yours. Especially crap talk insinuating that Steve Jobs was the only person with a brain at the company and with his death the company was just spinning its wheels until it dies completely. Instead of noticing that despite the loss of a friend, despite the need to grieve and find their footing without him, the company has kept breaking sales records quarter after quarter.
And those two items are breaking sales records quarter after quarter. So your point is what?
I think Apple definitely has it's work cut out for them. Very interested to see what happens long term as a result of ousting Scott Forstall, despite his shortcomings and ego, I think letting him go (if they eventually do) will be a huge mistake. I'm sorry but Jony Ive is no Scott Forstall, he's good at what he does, but Hardware Design and Mobile Software Development are totally different beasts. We already see that Apple is stretched thin regarding their internal (intellectual resources). Despite what they say this has to be one of the main factors as to why we haven't seen major updates to much of their software in years. Could it be an identity crisis? Who knows. I don't know what goes on there internally but I know a lot of their pro-users are anxious with many already abandoning parts of the platform. It's a mistake for Apple to disregard their pro-users, it was the pro-users that were Apple's biggest cheerleaders for years when Apple was basically insignificant in the tech industry. The pro-users were the unsung heros in Apples silent marketing and they have basically kicked them to the curb. I'm worried about Apple and it's future. The world needs Apple to push the envelope of technology and innovation. Good luck to them.
Maybe that used to work when they had no real competition but 3 years in tech today is far different from 2010.
3 Years with little to no progress and 6 years and little development on iOS.
Siri - Gimmick that is wrong 1/2 the time
Maps - Disaster
iCloud - Disaster that duplicates or deletes songs.
iTunes - Bloated slow and also hasn't seen anything but minor updates. Ping, Genius are a joke and they dogged Ping after nobody Ping'd it.
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My point is samsung is starting to beat Apple in sales of these products. Apple needs to up their game and come out with some game changing IOS stuff before they start losing more share to samsung.
Future outlook doesn't look good. That's all investors care about.
The two items that are breaking records have the stock down $279 and hovering everyday at 52 week lows.
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And which stock is at an all time high and which stock is at an 52 week low.
Denial has wicked consequences...
It's not just Feb, Apples in for a rough year. Off to a rocky start, mislead because the product is still selling in relatively large numbers, it's easy to be complacent.
Yet Apples grasping at straws as we witness rumors that run the gamut, its as though Apple is fishing till they get a bite.
iWatch... gimmick bleh
iTV... too far off as they fight industry pushback bleh
iPods... adrift no longer relavent bleh
iPhone... flagship product without meaningful upgrades bleh
Apple 2013, the ugly girl in a room full of international beauties.
Fasten your seat belt Apple, you're in for a very long year.
And when Apple announces their replacements, stock will shoot right back up. It's simple, really.