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johnjohnstone said:

Slowing 6s sales won't show up till March and June quarter. Dec quarter iPhone 6s sales should match or beat 6 sales. All the supply chain reports are for phones sold in 2016.

I think its time for people just to admit that iPhone units can't go up forever. We are at or very near peak iPhone. At max we have another 3-5 year of iPhone growth, unless Apple sells phones for a much lower price point.  So Apple really has only 2 choices if it wants to keep growing revenue. Either they need to lower the price of iPhones or they need to sell more services or do both.

Comical! That is a year's old drumbeat that has been proven wrong over and over again. Do your homework before you post such baseless statements. When you look at Apple's low overall market share, replacement cycles, conversion rates of Android users to iPhones, and the decline of Samsung at the same time Apple has seen significant growth, there is clearly significant room for Apple to keep growing. Sure, rate of growth might slow, but that does not mean Apple can't or won't continue to grow. You also have failed to take into account the impact of Apple's entire ecosystem on retention and future growth.

sog35 said:

rogifan_old said:

We've heard these supply chain rumors since the beginning of December. At what point is this already baked in to the stock price? 

Never.

Each time Tim Cook refuses to dispute these supply chain lies the stock will go down.  It has happenned 10x already in the past 2 months. No reason for it too stop.

With each new rumor and non-comment by Apple just adds more wood to the fire that these stories are actually true.

Any half way decent CEO would have disputed these rumors WEEKS ago.  Yet Tim Cook does jack shit and allows these assholes to ruin the stock by telling lies.

Give it a rest, no one wants to hear your stupid whining... If you want to do something constructive, complain to the SEC about market manipulation by the short sellers and private equity funds.

sog35 said:

Here we go again.

This is probably the 15th time these supply chain rumors have come out since November.
And each time the stock losses $10 billion to $30 billion in value.

Yet Tim Cook says absolutely NOTHING.
The stock is down nearly $180 billion since these rumors have started.
Yet Cook does nothing.

How wrong can you possibly be? Cook is doing exactly what he should, buying back shares at a steep discount! So try to do your homework and understand the company before making such ridiculous statements.

???? "...Windows is still by far the world's most popular computer platform."

CORRECTION: Windows has the world's largest installed desktop computer base by far, but Apple OS X remains the world's most popular desktop platform based on overall consumer satisfaction levels. Further, when looking at all computing platforms vs desktop, one needs to include Apple's mobile OS, which changes the picture dramatically for computing OS market share. For MSFT and their mobile offerings, not so much. (After all, our mobile devices are now advanced computers!)

The dumbing down of America is now complete.