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Re: Apple Q1 2012 Earnings out.. holy crap said by macsierra:Steve did one hell of a job but it's financially dangerous to rotate any large company around one person as none of us are invincible.
IMO, another "evangelizer" is what Apple does not need..
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Me too, summer of 96-97, just afore Jobby Jobs came onboard, I had 2k pounds burning a hole in my pocket...................................................and didn't 'bite the bullet'..........  |
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London, ON | reply to J E F F
tell me about it...i thought i would try my luck with investing some extra cash i had back in 2001ish...i was looking at RIM, but couldn't really see it getting that big...decided to "play it safe" and bought Nortel...DOH!  
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join:2001-02-20
Los Angeles, CA | reply to J E F F
said by J E F F:These things are a tough call though, who knew that Jobs would bring Apple back from the grave? <raises hand>
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said by howardfine:said by macsierra:Steve did one hell of a job but it's financially dangerous to rotate any large company around one person as none of us are invincible.
IMO, another "evangelizer" is what Apple does not need..
All great and successful companies have a leader that got them there. No exceptions. No great company did not have one. That's a given, Steve was a genius.. And you point was? And if you believe that who is going to be the next "evangelizer"? What happens if the next "evangelizer" doesn't hold a candle to Jobs?
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NirvanaLand | reply to BellBoy
said by BellBoy:said by J E F F:These things are a tough call though, who knew that Jobs would bring Apple back from the grave? <raises hand>
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said by HiVolt:said by BellBoy:I think Apple should buy Microsoft.
Better off buying samsung.  No, no. They should purchase nVidia. If they own one of the best GPU manufactures they could have unrivaled hardware in their computers and mobile products. |
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macsierraBaby NewfoundlandPremium
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said by howardfine:All great and successful companies have a leader that got them there. No exceptions. No great company did not have one.
Really, my bad, I forgot about Bill Gates.. The architect of the World Famous Zune, and lets not forget Vista, Surface PC and others.. |
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 DeeCPremium
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kudos:1 | said by macsierra:said by howardfine:All great and successful companies have a leader that got them there. No exceptions. No great company did not have one.
Really, my bad, I forgot about Bill Gates.. The architect of the World Famous Zune, and lets not forget Vista, Surface PC and others.. Don't forget Windows ME (what the hell was that?) and some huge ass touch table that didn't go anywhere..... |
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DeeCPremium
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kudos:1 | reply to Coma
said by Coma:said by howardfine:I don't like reminding myself that I once talked with my wife about buying 10K shares of Apple stock at $10/share, I think it was when Scully was still running the place, or maybe right after Jobs took over.
I started buying into Apple in 2001 at $9.27, this was after Jobs returned. With one split between then and now, I currently have about $350K in the company. With a few shares over the last few years, I have diversified my portfolio and purchased both adjacent properties as investment income.  My cost average on my 2003 shares is a little over $11+/sh
$350K? DAMN Coma!  I plan on selling half my 2003 shares and doing some more renovations to the house, and stashing some away for taxes, lol.
You go Coma! |
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kudos:1 | reply to DeeC
said by DeeC:said by macsierra:said by howardfine:All great and successful companies have a leader that got them there. No exceptions. No great company did not have one.
Really, my bad, I forgot about Bill Gates.. The architect of the World Famous Zune, and lets not forget Vista, Surface PC and others.. Don't forget Windows ME (what the hell was that?) and some huge ass touch table that didn't go anywhere..... Surface PC, already mentioned.
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kudos:1 | said by AVD:Surface PC, already mentioned.
Oh, so that is what they called it? LOL Thank you for the correction/answer |
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Hindsight being 20/20 is a bitch isn't it?
I remember the late 90's/early 2000's when the rotten Apple was headed to the compost pile...sort of like Blackberry is today....all it takes is one idea to change a company from a dud to a powerhouse...Apple did it, but the other fruit probably can't (as much as I'd like them too). |
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macsierraBaby NewfoundlandPremium
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said by markf:Hindsight being 20/20 is a bitch isn't it?
I remember the late 90's/early 2000's when the rotten Apple was headed to the compost pile...sort of like Blackberry is today....all it takes is one idea to change a company from a dud to a powerhouse...Apple did it, but the other fruit probably can't (as much as I'd like them too).
You are right about the hindsight and Blackberry but the "I remember" part having to do with the way Apple was headed is sadly mistaken along with the direction you think Apple is headed now. The only stock headed in the direction of the compost pile now is MSFT.
According to the charts Apple was right with the rest of the the technology sector in late 90's and early 2000's. You probably remembered the media 12 years ago saying the same thing but it just didn't happen. People betting on MSFT now have the wrong horse IMO..
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Jimmy Hoffa’s dad was the last shovel-ready job..
Will Rodgers never met Harry Reid..
Why was I Anti-Obama before it was cool?
Saul Alinsky was also a community organizer & Marxist..
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 ThalerPremium
join:2004-02-02
Los Angeles, CA
kudos:3 | reply to BellBoy
said by BellBoy:said by Daemon:Note that Apple's cash holdings are growing faster than their market cap. Apple now has $97.7 billion in cash on hand, with a market cap of ~$400 billion. I think Apple should buy Microsoft. Damnit, no. Leave us people content with cheaper goods alone.
Kudos to Apple though. They always impress me with the goods people will buy. And no, that's not an insult - that's a remarkably good thing as a business. |
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macsierraBaby NewfoundlandPremium
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| said by Thaler:Damnit, no. Leave us people content with cheaper goods alone.
Kudos to Apple though. They always impress me with the goods people will buy. And no, that's not an insult - that's a remarkably good thing as a business.
Cheaper??? Who bought the goods? Not me, Apple stock has paid for my top of the line computers since mid 80's plus my current house..
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Jimmy Hoffa’s dad was the last shovel-ready job..
Will Rodgers never met Harry Reid..
Why was I Anti-Obama before it was cool?
Saul Alinsky was also a community organizer & Marxist..
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AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | reply to Daemon
I still own 900 shares of CBU bought in '88. |
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ThalerPremium
join:2004-02-02
Los Angeles, CA
kudos:3 | reply to macsierra
said by macsierra:Cheaper??? Who bought the goods?
Does it matter? Rest assured, there just simply are people who want cheaper goods. Stock your house with Apple if it fits your bill, but don't propose eliminating the choice for others. |
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macsierraBaby NewfoundlandPremium
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| said by Thaler:but don't propose eliminating the choice for others.
Huh??? |
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