Posts by robbyx

Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin  Why all the negativity around a marketing video? You surely don't expect them to have a 5 second promo that just shows the keyboard and nothing else. The point of promos is to show...

After watching that smug, patronizing video, I'd never buy the product! Yes, Ive's infomercials are pretty smug too, but he's talking about hardware. Making all that technology fit inside a sleek design takes some serious work. This, on...

Quote: Originally Posted by hmm      The US is not the only the important market, and these prices are US specific. Apple's sales are far more distributed than that. Subsidized purchases are not...

I'm a bit confused by all this "cheap" iPhone talk. I can get an iPhone 4 for $0.99 or an iPhone 4s for $99.99 from AT&T. Seems pretty cheap to me. I'm not really sure what people expect from Apple these days. The stock is taking a...

Quote:Originally Posted by Peter Cranstone Then how about you answer the question - what sustainable business can you point to that is built on iOS app? Sure Wells Fargo can employ someone to create an app for free and then use...

Quote:Originally Posted by Peter Cranstone The only question is - what is a 'living'.  A second thought - if 20% are making a living then what is the percentage that are building a sustainable business via the App store. My guess...

Quote:Originally Posted by smalM They didn't pay taxes offshore in the first place. Was that fair? That's not true. Apple complies with all local tax laws. Why should they be double taxed? The income was earned outside the us and...

Quote:Originally Posted by silverpraxis While I'm not like the lefty trolls on these boards screaming for Apple to "pay their fair share" (a disgusting political soundbite that makes anyone that parrots it seem like they let others...

Quote:Originally Posted by jragosta No matter what Apple does, they can't win the PR game, so they need to continue to do what makes sense from a business perspective. If you want that money to come back to the US, lobby your...

Quote:Originally Posted by iSteelers One interesting thing to watch would be Amazon's performance once sales taxes are applied throughout the states. A lot of people complain about Apple's tax strategy but those same people I bet...