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  • Apple released the iMac 27 years ago and it's better than ever

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    JP234 said:
    The first day I knew that Apple would survive was the day the iMac was released, with its unabashed enduser-driven design. That, plus the return of Steve Jobs to the helm gave me the confidence to invest in Apple stock, then seek a job at Apple. 14 years later, I retired as a purchasing manager, with 3,200+ shares of Apple stock, having reinvested all the dividends. I still own them, and they're my second largest holding (after Microsoft, which I bought when Windows 3 was released). The only reason I'm not living on a Hawaiian island mansion is the myriad other things I missed or got wrong (selling Adobe 25 years ago was a big one), but those two have made the difference between living hand to mouth in retirement, and enjoying all the opportunities available to me because of Steve Jobs' and Bill Gates' genius and obsession to bring technology into our homes.

    I did much the same as an outsider. Made a $10k investment as a teacher at the start of my career when I really couldn’t afford it. But just loved the way Apple made computers fun and useful for non-geeks. Bought a few more blocks early on after that. Resisted my wife’s many urgings to sell—“It can’t keep going up forever!” Have 1800+ shares, my largest single stock too. Only sold once. $50k worth 15 years ago to remodel our kitchen. Am retired and very comfortable thanks to buy-and-hold strategy. Apple has definitely made my life better. 
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  • Beats partners with Kim Kardashian on new neutral Beats Fit Pro colors

    robin huberrobin huber
     Brought to you by the brand built solely on getting a hated double murderer off Scott free. Need anyone ask why such animosity? Without that event none of us would have ever heard of this family of opportunist oxygen wasters. 
    williamlondon

  • Steve Jobs' hero Buckminster Fuller thought Apple II was a toy

    robin huberrobin huber
    We would do well to remember that being a genius in one area doesn’t make you a genius in all areas. 
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  • Apple & Google facing new class action lawsuit in Portugal over 30% app store fees

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    Is it possible for Apple to break itself into separate companies for each country in which they do business, yet maintain umbrella control from the U.S? It seems as though each country expects Apple to tailor their products differently for each of them. At some point the basic product gets compromised in so many ways it’s no longer recognizable as an Apple product. Apple Portugal could sell a version of the phone that meets all of their regulations, but it would work everywhere else as well, perhaps by using a home/away settings switch when they travel. Apple Store Portugal would behave exactly as their government wishes, but while abroad Portuguese could purchase apps from local Apple Stores—they may or may not work back home. Just asking. 
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  • Big tech antitrust bill in danger, Chuck Schumer says

    robin huberrobin huber
    Anti-trust is fine if there is really a “trust” involved. These huge companies are competing with each other. That is driving innovation. When they start colluding on pricing we can talk. 

    Imagine if Congress had broken up the big railroads because they were “cooperating” on linking up to form a transcontinental line. Would little individual local railroads have driven innovation?

    when technology becomes static is the time to give little guys a leg up, not when it’s accelerating. 
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