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radarthekat said:

lkrupp said:

melgross said:

Well, $1.07 trillion is not “far higher” than a trillion. In fact, I believe it’s less than it was last year because of the stock buybacks, resulting in a lot fewer shares, more than making up for the $3.50 extra stock price. It doesn’t really matter, but this is a discussion of that, so I thought I’d mention it. For most people the share price matters much more than the total valuation.

but let’s be careful here. Stock prices are very much in thrall to the trade war ebbing and waning. Next week, the market could be down by several percent, or up by several percent. It’s very unpredictable these days.

Right, always point out the downside, the negative, the dark cloud. Heaven forbid anyone should be happy and thrilled. Keep your head down and stay depressed, disappointed, unimpressed, finding no joy in anything. Point out the flaws, not the strengths. Keep your feet firmly planted in grey clay. How in hell does mankind ever achieve anything. There’s this stinker of movie out there called Melancholia about screwed up people waiting for the end of the world. Sergei Rachmaninoff went into a deep depression after the failure of his Symphony No.1. After his psychiatrist brought him out of it the result was his famous Piano Concerto No. 2, one of the most beloved pieces of music ever written. He dedicated it to his psychiatrist, Dr. Dahl. 

Oh, and keep bitching about anything Apple says or does. It’s the only way to live. And the Dutch East India Company FTW! Apple is an insignificant, irrelevant small time operation.

Man, this place is amazing in its ability to stay in the doldrums.

I think Mel has 100,000 AAPL shares, if memory serves.  He’s hardly a Debbie Downer.