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SpamSandwich said:

Everything he sells will be bought up immediately at these prices.

Might also be worth mentioning he dumped his Twitter holdings. He's doing a lousy job, this guy.

https://www.schaeffersresearch.com/content/news/2018/10/05/hedge-fund-cuts-twitter-apple-stakes

Not “will be bought up”, but “was bought up”. Never forget that there’s always someone else on the other side of the transaction. For a widely traded stock like Apple there is no need for a market maker to buy and temporarily hold shares.

You can’t sell shares unless there’s someone else who thinks it’s a good idea to buy at that price.

Who did they forget to grease? Obviously someone who can wield a big stick.

I assume that one of the first things Tim Cook did was to ask his hardware engineers to get started moving the autowipe feature into the ARM processor silicon so that this government mandated workaround won't work with future generations of iPhones.

I’ve had an Apple Watch from the beginning and it caused my arm to lengthen 2 feet. I have to get my shirts custom made now but at least I can pick things up off the floor without bending.

I also think the watch might have caused a flat tire.

Should I sue?

tjwolf said:

Advanced apologies for this ignorant question: what, besides songs and apps/games, can you buy with this credit?  Can I use it on my Apple TV to rent or buy a movie?  Can I use it wherever I'd use ApplePay?  Been using an iPhone since 2010 but never used any iTunes cards, etc.

It’s a good question. The credit goes against anything purchased via iTunes. So for me that includes my monthly subscriptions for iCloud storage and Apple Music family plan which is $25/month total for me. It also goes against movie rentals and in-app purchases.

konqerror said:

Healthy? Ha! 690.5 from 687 = increase of 1/2 of 1 percent. They're not even keeping up with inflation.

Considering that the price points for iPhone stay the same at each yearly release, yes it is very healthy and "inflation" is irrelevant. More importantly, during the call Apple pointed out that without currency fluctuations the ASP would have been $40 dollars higher.