For those that think MS is dying a slow death, thunk again. They hit 460B in revenue, a 25% increase in net profit over the previous year. Apple did $24B in that same time frame and makes a lower profit margin by almost half what MS makes per dollar.
It would be nice to be sitting on some cash reserves of my own so that if AAPL did take a dip I could reinforce my position...
I still believe that Apple's growth and profitability are sustainable and that should lead to long term stock growth.
Who cares what these yahoos say or the stock does week to week?
I work in a cross platform environment & I gotta say that, looking at the technical side of things, I don't see Apple taking any downturns anytime soon.
I love the daily delight I get when our Exchange 2007 server or one of our Windows 2008 servers does freakish & unexplainable things.
They enact a printer policy, suddenly the replication goes way south & everyone is loosing their printers at random. I enact a print policy & it roles out just as expected & with far less setup.
As Macs begin to integrate with businesses & their IT departments begin working with them you will see a shift as they are enticed by the simplicity & reliability.
I work in a cross platform environment & I gotta say that, looking at the technical side of things, I don't see Apple taking any downturns anytime soon.
I love the daily delight I get when our Exchange 2007 server or one of our Windows 2008 servers does freakish & unexplainable things.
They enact a printer policy, suddenly the replication goes way south & everyone is loosing their printers at random. I enact a print policy & it roles out just as expected & with far less setup.
As Macs begin to integrate with businesses & their IT departments begin working with them you will see a shift as they are enticed by the simplicity & reliability.
The easy way to say that is "Macintosh, it just works!"
My point was that Apple are enjoying a period of great success on all levels. Regardless, stock price is down over the 3 month period.
I think that Apple is a victim of their own success here. Apple, like other high profile tech companies, has a lot of enthusiast investors - people who buy AAPL not to make a profit, but to hang it on their wall, which causes the stock to behave strangely. Also, it seems that a lot of what drives Apple's stock is hype, and lately there hasn't been much, as compared to last year. And even though they may be down short term, they're still up 20% over the past year, which is quite remarkable for a company of that size.
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For those that think MS is dying a slow death, thunk again. They hit 460B in revenue, a 25% increase in net profit over the previous year. Apple did $24B in that same time frame and makes a lower profit margin by almost half what MS makes per dollar.
Close, but no prize. It was $60 billion.
Close, but no prize. It was $60 billion.
Damn shift key! $460B would be extraordinary.
Damn shift key! $460B would be extraordinary.
It would be terrifying!
I'm with you there!
It would be nice to be sitting on some cash reserves of my own so that if AAPL did take a dip I could reinforce my position...
I still believe that Apple's growth and profitability are sustainable and that should lead to long term stock growth.
Who cares what these yahoos say or the stock does week to week?
I work in a cross platform environment & I gotta say that, looking at the technical side of things, I don't see Apple taking any downturns anytime soon.
I love the daily delight I get when our Exchange 2007 server or one of our Windows 2008 servers does freakish & unexplainable things.
They enact a printer policy, suddenly the replication goes way south & everyone is loosing their printers at random. I enact a print policy & it roles out just as expected & with far less setup.
As Macs begin to integrate with businesses & their IT departments begin working with them you will see a shift as they are enticed by the simplicity & reliability.
I work in a cross platform environment & I gotta say that, looking at the technical side of things, I don't see Apple taking any downturns anytime soon.
I love the daily delight I get when our Exchange 2007 server or one of our Windows 2008 servers does freakish & unexplainable things.
They enact a printer policy, suddenly the replication goes way south & everyone is loosing their printers at random. I enact a print policy & it roles out just as expected & with far less setup.
As Macs begin to integrate with businesses & their IT departments begin working with them you will see a shift as they are enticed by the simplicity & reliability.
The easy way to say that is "Macintosh, it just works!"
My point was that Apple are enjoying a period of great success on all levels. Regardless, stock price is down over the 3 month period.
I think that Apple is a victim of their own success here. Apple, like other high profile tech companies, has a lot of enthusiast investors - people who buy AAPL not to make a profit, but to hang it on their wall, which causes the stock to behave strangely. Also, it seems that a lot of what drives Apple's stock is hype, and lately there hasn't been much, as compared to last year. And even though they may be down short term, they're still up 20% over the past year, which is quite remarkable for a company of that size.
Wu's a crazy man who won't be stopped by things like..."reality".
What does "reality" have to do with the stock market?