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Quote: Originally Posted by DamonF Apple's stock was going up on Apple's own buybacks, not based on what Icahn was saying. Would you mortgage your house or sell all of your other investments right now to buy more Apple stock? Because that's…
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There were lots of people who criticized Carl back when he started his Apple activist investor endeavor. Most people who did that were not Apple investors themselves, but there were plenty of Apple investors who were critical of Carl. It does not se…
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Quote: Originally Posted by waterrockets I feel like this is an SNL sketch. One that should have ended about 120 seconds earlier. The word "essentially" means "similar to." I'll leave it as an exercise for the reader to verify that the term…
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Quote: Originally Posted by waterrockets Incorrect. You should know. Yes, I absolutely do know. Does the mere fact that a camera supports interchangeable lenses and does not use a mirror make it a Micro Four-Thirds camera? Sony's mirr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by waterrockets FF would mean lenses that are way too heavy to snap onto a phone unless they're all f/5.6 or smaller. I think APS-C is unlikely as well, for the same reason. Even a modest APS-C lens, like the Canon …
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Quote: Originally Posted by waterrockets Okay Literal Man. This is a mirrorless camera shaped like a lens mount that takes interchangeable lenses. No need to get testy. Your characterization of this camera as a Micro Four-Thirds type came…
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Quote: Originally Posted by newcode Quote: Originally Posted by kaiser_soze People who already own a Sony camera with E-mount lenses will be especially drawn to it. The ability to use the same interchangeable lenses on your Sony mirrorless…
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Sony's latest mirrorless cameras that use E-mount and APS-C sensors are the a5100 and the a6000. Both use the same sensor: a 24 megapixel sensor that incorporates the special sensor elements needed for fast phase-detect autofocus. It is highly likel…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nikon133 I think it is 1" sensor, same as in Nikon 1 platform and Sony's own RX100 cameras. It is smaller than 4/3 but larger than common P&S sensors. But yes, this is basically a complete screen-less camera …
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Quote: Originally Posted by waterrockets No. It's made for many platforms. Looks to me like it's essentially a lens-shaped micro 4/3 camera that's teathered to a phone for the interface. Hmmm. Micro fourth-thirds implies a specific lens mou…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse Well, he's right that it's "fundamentally" broken, even though it isn't completely broken. The fix is to go back to requiring an implementation with a patent submission, which will cut down…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JerrySwitched26 Broken or not, it is good to see that those who steal other people's tech are finally brought to justice. When Apple steals other people's patented technologies, they u…
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I am a little embarrassed to admit that I owned the iPad original and now own the iPad2. But the iPad2 does HTML rendering noticeably quicker, and that is the only real reason that I upgraded. I wonder if Apple surveyed owners and asked them what…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Realistic Another clueless troll in training. The singular value of the word "troll" is with delivery insults. The practice amounts to old-fashioned name calling, pure and simple. Name-calling ought not be permitt…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Apple ][ If it were up to me, any anti-Apple trolls would not be allowed on this forum and any violators would be banned for life (one strike and you're out!). Hell, if it were up to me, people would not be allowed to …
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Quote: Originally Posted by drobforever Apple cannot pay dividend or buyback, because they don't really have the cash. Most of the cash is trapped in foreign countries and if they bring it back they'd have to pay tax and that'd be a huge hit to e…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta No need to go any further. There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever that analysts reflect the opinions of stock holders. Nor is there any legal mechanism for the Board to pay any attention to analysts. Th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Wovel Again, none of us can make that statement because we have no idea what the strategic plans are for the 100 billion dollars. They may be sitting on it awaiting favorable tax conditions somewhere so they can make…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jd_in_sb Agreed You agree that paying dividends is a waste of money? Then why is it that preferred stock, as opposed to common stock, is distinguished in part by the guaranteed payment of dividends? And if that make…
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Quote: Originally Posted by syracuse Why can't AAPL be BOTH a growth and income stock? Paying a dividend has ZERO impact on the growth of Apple's business. Yep. The suggestion that someone made that by virtue of paying this trivial dividen…