At this point Apple could sell an iPhone to every last Chinese citizen, and analysts would still shrug. Idiots.
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Originally Posted by sflocal
I'm getting fed up with these a$$hats. They are totally trying to seed FUD to manipulate AAPL. Apple is making boatloads of cash, will have even more in the bank in two years, yet these clowns keep thinking that Apple's best years are behind it.
Shame the SEC doesn't clamp down on this.
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Originally Posted by UncleOwn
I would like to opt out of all articles that contain the word "analyst". Is there a way to filter the RSS stream from this site?
I'm not trying to only hear the good news, but this isn't even news. Nobody can predict the next two years in tech.
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Originally Posted by anantksundaram
A fairy tale. A silly one at that.
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Originally Posted by Dickprinter
Are all of these analysts colluding/conspiring to push the price of AAPL down as far as possible to create the greatest rubberband effect possible?
I mean, talk about everyone jumping on the bandwagon.....all at the same time.
People before: you can also choose to not read. That's what I was told when i complained about the cheap-ass articles about "special prices on Apple gear".
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Originally Posted by NormM
You do understand that Apple made a profit of over $1 billion per week this past quarter? Since the earth only had about 200 million people on it in the year 1 AD, that's about $2000 per person per year, if the population were still the same. For comparison, the GDP per capita in ancient Rome, in equivalent year-2000 international dollars (based on $US purchasing power parities and the average value of commodities), was less than $1000.
In general, world markets are so much larger today that there is no possibility that any company in the ancient world was large compared to the biggest companies today. World population hit 1 billion people for the first time around the year 1800. We have good records of the size of companies since then.
NormM: adjusted for inflation, the most profitable company ever is still the VOC, otherwise known as "the dutch east india company". I'll admit it is an edge case.
Which quarter has HTC lost money? I don't recall one.... Sure, they've fallen from their peak, but they're still doing better than many others...
I never said HTC has lost money... I just said they've lost a lot.
Yes... HTC has fallen from their peak. And now 6 months since I posted that comment... times are getting even worse for HTC.
There are warnings that HTC might actually have an operating loss in Q3 2013. And their profit is already down 89% from the previous year.
But I never meant to single-out HTC... I said companies like HTC. There's that saying "there are only two companies making money in mobile... Samsung and Apple"
In the general sense... that is true. Samsung and Apple, two companies, are making 95% of the profit of the entire industry. And that last 5% is split among dozens of companies.
You're right though... HTC is making money for now... but who knows if they will in 3 years.
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Originally Posted by Michael Scrip
Analysts always have horrible expectations for Apple... then BAM... $13 billion in profit. There are still plenty of fortunes for Apple.
I wonder what it's like to be an analyst for a company like HTC... a company that has lost a lot lately.
Which quarter has HTC lost money? I don't recall one.... Sure, they've fallen from their peak, but they're still doing better than many others...
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Originally Posted by Satorical
At this point Apple could sell an iPhone to every last Chinese citizen, and analysts would still shrug. Idiots.
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Originally Posted by sflocal
I'm getting fed up with these a$$hats. They are totally trying to seed FUD to manipulate AAPL. Apple is making boatloads of cash, will have even more in the bank in two years, yet these clowns keep thinking that Apple's best years are behind it.
Shame the SEC doesn't clamp down on this.
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Originally Posted by UncleOwn
I would like to opt out of all articles that contain the word "analyst". Is there a way to filter the RSS stream from this site?
I'm not trying to only hear the good news, but this isn't even news. Nobody can predict the next two years in tech.
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Originally Posted by anantksundaram
A fairy tale. A silly one at that.
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Originally Posted by Dickprinter
Are all of these analysts colluding/conspiring to push the price of AAPL down as far as possible to create the greatest rubberband effect possible?
I mean, talk about everyone jumping on the bandwagon.....all at the same time.
People before: you can also choose to not read. That's what I was told when i complained about the cheap-ass articles about "special prices on Apple gear".
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Originally Posted by NormM
You do understand that Apple made a profit of over $1 billion per week this past quarter? Since the earth only had about 200 million people on it in the year 1 AD, that's about $2000 per person per year, if the population were still the same. For comparison, the GDP per capita in ancient Rome, in equivalent year-2000 international dollars (based on $US purchasing power parities and the average value of commodities), was less than $1000.
In general, world markets are so much larger today that there is no possibility that any company in the ancient world was large compared to the biggest companies today. World population hit 1 billion people for the first time around the year 1800. We have good records of the size of companies since then.
NormM: adjusted for inflation, the most profitable company ever is still the VOC, otherwise known as "the dutch east india company". I'll admit it is an edge case.
I never said HTC has lost money... I just said they've lost a lot.
Yes... HTC has fallen from their peak. And now 6 months since I posted that comment... times are getting even worse for HTC.
There are warnings that HTC might actually have an operating loss in Q3 2013. And their profit is already down 89% from the previous year.
But I never meant to single-out HTC... I said companies like HTC. There's that saying "there are only two companies making money in mobile... Samsung and Apple"
In the general sense... that is true. Samsung and Apple, two companies, are making 95% of the profit of the entire industry. And that last 5% is split among dozens of companies.
You're right though... HTC is making money for now... but who knows if they will in 3 years.