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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross I think you guys are overdoing it a bit. Apple's stock went up a lot because sales went up a lot. As sales seem to be flattening, and iPad sales continue to drop a lot, they're going to be wary. Let's try t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan I've said it before and I'll say it again I can't wait until Apple goes back to being Apple, Inc. instead of iPhone, Inc. Every single question on this conference call was about iPhone and the premise of ever…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mytdave Don't care what WallStreet thinks. They're a bunch of monkeys anyway. Isn't going to make any difference in how Apple is run (hopefully Tim doesn't really pay attention to those clowns). Apple is doing we…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan It's up 3% now but if this was anyone else it would be up at least 10%. Best Q4 in Apple's history. Record iPhone sales for this quarter, 30% Android switchers. Record Mac sales. And Wall Street basically s…
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Quote: Originally Posted by lkrupp But we are reminded by the naysayers that the Mac is stale, OS X is stale, no slots, no ports, no headless Mac, blah blah blah blah blah. Yet we have to treat these types with respect or risk infractions or …
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Quote: Originally Posted by RichL Not only did third party keyboard covers come out for the iPad years before the Surface, but Apple has patents on that idea from before the iPad came out. As I understand it, MS license those patents in orde…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan And that happened last quarter. Right before earnings everyone's iPhone sales estimates started creeping higher and higher, higher than any guidance Apple provided. Of course no one could explain where thes…
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broderik wrote: » For that you can switch off the "Background App Refresh" setting for that app. No need to force quit it. Apple has even made it easier with the Battery section of the settings, telling you which apps are actually running a lot in…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy That's a lot of stock retired. Had no idea it was that much. Is it having the effect on stock price that was hoped? Earnings per share are up almost 50% in the last three years, while enterprise value (…
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Quote: Originally Posted by EricTheHalfBee Welcome to the Block List, Mr concern troll. Intel settled with Wisconsin over this exact same patent. Apple very likely infringes it, since it's been said that the A7 (and subsequent processor…
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koop wrote: » With China rising as an economic superpower, it's disgusting to watch the world having to just accept massive censorship and information suppression. They have essentially mangled the internet there. Rarely do US leaders talk about h…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wigby The funny thing is Apple did copy some aspects of the Surface but that doesn't mean Apple was wrong. My understanding was that MS had to license the keyboard cover patent from Apple when they came out with t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 $10 a pop is very expensive I agree. Apple's Sports Band is just $50, and they're charging $20 for two lugs to connect a third-party band. Low cost alternatives using these won't be possible.
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Quote: Originally Posted by JackANSI You'll only see people who "love" Apple complain about how its' stock is "manipulated". Look around at the broader market and you'll always find the same thing going on. Different stock, same story. Apple…
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Quote: Originally Posted by aaarrrgggh Apple did everything right; it just didn't make a difference to the markets. At this point, I think they should start an investment bank to rival Goldman. Since that is really stupid, the stock must go up.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 Stock split and buyback are not bad in their own. Time to return cash to SHAREHOLDERS with an increased dividend and stop the buyback immediately. Doubling the dividend is a dramatic gesture that might cha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ireland iPad Pro looks great. But as with any professional product it'll live or die by what software it offers. Apple should be courting Adobe to bring full PS to iPad Pro. That alone would be huge for this product.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by frankie Regardless of either of their comments there's no denying that Apple and other huge comapnies have exploited cheap labor overseas to make hundreds of billions in profits while screwing over the American workf…
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Quote: Originally Posted by scotty321 Publishers need to come up with alternate ways to fund their content, such as accepting micropayments using Bitcoin to view articles. Want to read an article? Pay a half-cent with Bitcoin. Instant, secure, …
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Neil, Here is my suggestion. AI and other sites should cooperate with Marco to provide an ad blocker that pays sites. Users of the blocker should pay a subscription fee (perhaps set up as a regular donation), and this fee should be paid out to site…