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Quote: Originally Posted by ascii I don't think Apple should cut their prices, they should try to make the computers worth the extra. Bundle more software. Write some more iApps. Make OS X faster and more secure than Windows 7. But I do agree …
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Quarterly earnings and projections help people determine if a company is worth investing in. If Apple's earning for calender Q4-2008 were to drop considerably you can bet that people will be selling off their…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism While reducing the "Apple Tax", better known as "profit margin" the stock may go up a little for short time, but the quarterly earnings would show a drop in percentage per unit sale, which could then drastica…
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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 perfor…
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Quote: Virgil-TB2;1357178 This is a bit much. As someone who sometimes strays over into similar territory, the suggestion that a fellow poster "get their head examined" (or words to that effect), is hardly "help." Your assertion that you were t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM Generally, the people that suggest that a person get therapy isn't trying to be helpful, it's just a veiled way of saying someone is being a crazy idiot. Besides, Macs are cheaper than therapy. I didn't mean t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM I think it would be a good idea to refrain from making that kind of suggestion. Moderator, Suggesting someone get therapy for a very off the wall comment is somewhat out of line when you let the F word as …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Virgil-TB2 You're right. I got so into describing the decline of things I didn't realise that it's nothing to do with Macworld vs. any other event. We are doomed, there is no way out of this except going back in …
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Quote: Originally Posted by steviet02 Two problems: 1 - People wouldn't be 'screaming' into their iphones. 2 - You are acting like 'everyone' in public has an iphone. Neither are true, 2 problems explained. 1. People already scream…
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Quote: Originally Posted by parky You do NOT have to buy ringtones from Apple. You can make them yourself using Apple provided software - GarageBand, it even transfers them automatically to iTunes for you. You can make ringtones out of any unp…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mac31 I loathe Verizon. I'm extremely happy we dumped them in July for our iPhones after 10 years of crap. They crippled my phone usage so incredibly much, it was insane. Now we get reception with AT&T we never got…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM You talk about someone else being without merit, but you're not really explaining why your statement has merit. You're not making any sense, at least to me. I don't see you bothering to take a look at the bi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by MacJello The outrageous views from all sides are frustrating. 1. As fond as I am of the company, Apple has to take the lion's share of the blame for today's events. I would not expect Apple to respond to the Gizmo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mazda 3s LA Times is now running the story based on Gizmodo's piece: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/tech...jobs-illn.html And The Street: http://www.thestreet.com/story/10455...cm_ven=GOOGLEN Someo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by McHuman You probably think people are arbitrarily associating this rumor with Apple's general stock price. Did you see this today? The spike down is from the rumor. That spike cost options and day traders massiv…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Adjei Look at this one, why shouldn't he email it, some of your are utterly ridicilous, I doubt if it was your health that people were "gossiping" about on the internet, you sure as heck wouldn't like it. You are co…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Virgil-TB2 It's not a "fan boy" issue. If you own Apple stock and some asshat is manipulating the price through irresponsible behaviour and rumour mongering, well... that's against the law, and you have every right to…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Abster2core Perhaps Apple and Jobs are just tired of all the crap that guys like you can't seem to stop throwing. The beauty of having special events in your own home is that you can keep out the free loaders. I…
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Quote: Originally Posted by hmurchison That doesn't make sense though. Apple's taking a stance that will save them millions over the years if not in a single year. Only abject idiocy could make and investor fail to see the forest through the …
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Quote: Originally Posted by coolfactor Apple is selling more computers than it ever has. Apple continues to excel with the iPod / iTunes product line. There is no "demand" to lower the prices. They only do when they want to increase their pre…