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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 Ichan never wanted Apple to repratriate funds or take on 'insane debt'. All Ichan was asking for was $50B buyback for 2014. Mr Cook has already spend $14B in the first month. To spend an additional $36B w…
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kibitzer wrote: » ?? I don't see where sog35 made that assumption at all. Apologies. I should have worded it differently. The statement of Apple being more aggressive with it's buy back can be construed that Apple wouldn't have been more aggres…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 HUH? He got EXACTLY what he wanted. An aggresive buyback by Apple with their $14B last two weeks. But that means that you're assuming that Apple wouldn't have done it regardless of Icahn, which I don't…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Crowley The value in a stock buy back is not in short terms gains; that was never the argument. Buying back stock increases proportional ownership of each outstanding share, which means value is realised in future …
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castcore wrote: » You are joking right? Icahn soldnhisbposirion at 350 but bought into nflx huge at 70. Nflx CEO Hastings braced him and took icahns advice. You are joking right about not knowing what he did for nflx? It wasn't Icahn's investme…
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castcore wrote: » Look at all the usual Apple bashers like CNBC and other media types who usually Nashe Apple , they all hate the buy back, Should that not tell you something? Icahn got involved with Netflix when it was 60, now 18 months later, it…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich So Apple can time their stock repurchases? I thought they were either carried out on a known schedule or they were carried out by a disinterested third party without Apple's direction. Doesn't leaving …
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Quote: Originally Posted by BobSchlob Ok, Thats awesome, dude. (no but it really is). I hope they can roll that on TV. That track rig with the 3 iPhones is incredible (uh, I mean it's 'sick')(Is that the correct spelling?). I really want to…
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constable odo wrote: » It's about time Apple gave something back in the form of charity. As an Apple shareholder, I certainly approve of it. They can give back even more as far as I'm concerned. Apple is such a tight-fisted company, sitting on …
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For all those that claim Steve would have run an ad, they weren't paying enough attention. Steve was the first one to always say, look to the future, not the past. I think everything Apple has done in celebration of the 30 years has been tasteful. F…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy It will be a long time before you see anyone with "the next iPhone", Apple included. That was a product launched in a perfect storm. Apple's iPad hasn't had nearly the same impact, and I can't imagine any …
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Quote: Originally Posted by sflocal Those beams look like the door frame itself, which would move with the glass. I think people making a final decision based on the posted artwork are simply jumping to conclusions. It's just an artist …
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Quote: Originally Posted by sflocal Not sure "massive" is the word I'd use to describe the doors. I work at some airplane hangars (private planes) sliding doors that big (if not bigger) is the norm. Seeing it for a retail store is interes…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Benjamin Frost I like your analysis, foad. However, I'm not so sure that Google and Apple are all that different in terms of strength in research. Google seems like a much more research-oriented company because it w…
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benjamin frost wrote: » Bingo. The point about this whole story isn't so much about how much Google may have lost on their Motorola acquisition, but about how it reveals a fundamental flaw in their long-term strategic planning and vision. Googl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 look at the iPod to see what Apple should do once the top end is saturated. Just because a phone cost $350 does not mean it needs to be junk. Are you calling the iPodNano or shuffle junk? They have no cho…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Frood They could if they can find a market for a $5000 phone. That's actually what I hope Apple's real innovation is- that they find a way to mass produce it inexpensively. I work with quite a bit of industrial s…
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anakin1992 wrote: » can't apple use sapphire to make a 100% sapphire iPhone? I think that is what they are shooting for. As it stands right now, yields haven't been that high but with the new plant in Arizona, I think they are pushing to chang…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Johnny Mozzarella I saw Mike Matas' name on one of the screens in the video. So this is what the Push Pop Press team has likely been working on since they were acqhired. Mike is the lead product designer. He has …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan If all that's available for Apple is making cheaper versions of existing products then they really are doomed. Those aren't new revenue streams. If anything that just makes Apple more of an iPhone company tha…