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MacTel 
Wow, 28"! That's getting pretty hefty there. It must have a wider stand than even the 24" iMac.
With quad cores it must employ some new cooling architecture as rumored.
Not if it they use the quad model with a 65W TDP, like the existing high end model.
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solipsism
For once I have to disagree with you. Apple making TVs or TVs with AppleTV's integrated is not advantageous for them. Their are so many sizes and types that people use for Apple to be able to focus on the most profitable with a limited selection. And I don't 28" is anywhere near the most common size for consumers today, much less the next 6 months from now.
Even 42" really isn't high end anymore, it's mid-range.
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MacOldTimer
Apparently only Apple hasn’t realized that we are in a World Wide Recession and that price point with cutting edge features is going to make the analyst’s move the stock up or down.
Let’s hope Apple has CUT the Apple Tax and is giving both performance with a price that matches its competitors.
OSX is great, but Apple seems to get more wrong these days than right. Let’s hope Steve will get out of the day to day and turn it over to the new generation that understands this.
Keep in mind this is coming from a 48 year old person.
Apple is still making a fantastic profit. As long as the sales are still ever-increasing, then there's no reason to drop the "Apple tax". Remember, this recession is already just over a year old, and Apple has still managed to increase their profits year over year for each quarter in the last year.
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MacOldTimer
Quartly earnings mean nothing to the stock market (Apple has proved that the last 5 quarters). Apple has dropped 57% (last I checked) and I don't care if Apple make a ton of money. My money is in their stock.
They are making bad choices for the Market and that is what I care about.
I think it's the stock market's fault for not seeing the value in the company, or maybe having seen too much value a year ago.
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MacOldTimer
As I said in my last posting. Apple is making a TON of money and their stock has dropped in half this year alone (which is supposed to be their year).
I could care less how much money Apple makes. I care about my stock and Apple needs a restructuring from the ground up to make the stock go back up.
5%-10% of the end users care about OSX and 95-100% care about the profit of Apple Stock if they own it. If the amount of Apple users are correct.
I made a bad investment and have lost the chance to write it off in 2008. My mistake, now I either wait it out or sell as 57% of the market has chosen to do.
The problem here is that Apple's business is actually sound. It's the stock market that's been wonky. If Apple was losing money, then I would agree that they need a reorganization. The problem is that they made money hand over fist in 2008 despite the entire year being classified as a recession. I don't recall an instance where stock holders demanded reorganizations of highly profitable companies.
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I'm not an Apple Fan anymore. I own an iPhone and a Dell computer that has more features than the top of the line new MPB and a total cost with shipping and a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard with built in HDMI for $1,300.
Did you change your notebook platform because of the stock performance?
BTW: On the stock market, Dell is down about 60% from 52 week high. Why did you buy hardware from a company that, by your standards, obviously needs a reorganization? HP & Microsoft are down too. In fact, I can't find a single big name technology company that is *anywhere* near the 52 week high. Heck, the entire stock market is down from a 52 week high too. I don't see why Apple should be the sole target of your complaints, unless you made the mistake of buying into only one company.
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MacOldTimer
If you are new to the stock market a company can make money even if they don't meet earnings. Ask Steve, he made a ton on his illegal options scandal.
You mean the one where the SEC has cleared him?
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MacOldTimer
By the way my laptop was purchased by my company and was purchased from Dells Business Laptop Center because our new computers in the board room have HDMI meaning no IT required to have a meeting.
If people at your company need an IT department to connect a DVI to HDMI adapter, then your company has too many brainless buffoons. It is a $4 adapter.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2
DVI is a major standard, if you go to PC enthusiast web sites, it's hard to find a graphics card that doesn't have DVI. VGA connectors shouldn't be necessary because it only needs a $4 adapter to get VGA out of a DVI port. DVI and HDMI connectors are largely interchangeable when it comes to computer video.
The only thing I'm really looking at is the GPU, but these news just made me happier 
oukey....they're having profit, as long as that happens, there's no reason to buy Dell and use Windows, since you'll always have the support for your Mac.
