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Re: Apple Reports First Quarter Results

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Post by Nrsolis »

Perceval wrote: post #26
loso wrote: post #4

Apple after hours are down 6%. Analyst do not like the short term stock growth prospects.

This happens every single time Apple gives an earnings report. AAPL rises before the report and falls after the report. If I had the money I would short the stock every single time.

That's not how shorting works. You short the stock and NOW YOU HAVE THE MONEY but you OWE the stock to whomever you borrowed it from. If the stock goes up, you lose. If it goes down, you use the cash you have to buy it back and keep the rest.

Re: Apple Reports First Quarter Results

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Post by nailer »

dba7dba wrote: post #20
psbp wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We'll undoubtedly see some sort of fall for samsung. Apple is releasing larger screen iPhones, android competitors in every market are becoming more aggressive , etc.

Kinda ironic if apple does increase sales with bigger screen, because it means apple is a follower, not a leader.

Apple 'followed' on smartphones and tablets.

I'd say they execute so well it doesn't matter.

Re: Apple Reports First Quarter Results

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Post by JoelSutherland »

Perceval wrote: post #26
loso wrote: post #4

Apple after hours are down 6%. Analyst do not like the short term stock growth prospects.

This happens every single time Apple gives an earnings report. AAPL rises before the report and falls after the report. If I had the money I would short the stock every single time.

That would be a terrible plan. Apple stock raises on average 2.1% the day after an earnings announcement: http://www.thestreet.com/story/11505061/1/where-will-apple-t...

Re: Apple Reports First Quarter Results

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Post by Perceval »

Nrsolis wrote: post #41
Perceval wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This happens every single time Apple gives an earnings report. AAPL rises before the report and falls after the report. If I had the money I would short the stock every single time.

That's not how shorting works. You short the stock and NOW YOU HAVE THE MONEY but you OWE the stock to whomever you borrowed it from. If the stock goes up, you lose. If it goes down, you use the cash you have to buy it back and keep the rest.

I don't have the money to lose if the stock goes up.

Re: Apple Reports First Quarter Results

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Post by baddox »

georgemcbay wrote: post #22

Phones and tablets are very close to the point that desktop/laptops got to a few years back where unless there is some major disruptive technology introduced (eg. batteries with 100%+ efficiency over current ones) on top of them the one you bought this year is pretty much good enough to keep for the next many years, until it breaks somehow. There will still be a market of ultra-fashion-conscious buyers who really nee…

I don't think that's true. Even without significant software improvements, the iPad could noticeably benefit from a generation or two of faster storage and wireless technologies (both LAN and WAN).

Re: Apple Reports First Quarter Results

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Post by empthought »

georgemcbay wrote: post #37
ryanhuff wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Non-replaceable battery is probably a primary why this may not be the case. My iPad 3 seems to be discharging much more quickly these days, and will probably mean a replacement will be needed sometime next year.

Yeah that's a good point I hadn't thought about, and it applies to non-expandable flash ram as well since basically your data will grow to fit available space. But those issues are sort of cheating since they are basically planned obsolescence features that could trivially be solved if there were any incentive to do so. But there isn't, so more landfill generated for little actual new value.

> could trivially be solved

I'm going to guess you're neither a computer hardware nor a battery engineer.

Re: Apple Reports First Quarter Results

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Post by peter303 »

georgemcbay wrote: post #22

Phones and tablets are very close to the point that desktop/laptops got to a few years back where unless there is some major disruptive technology introduced (eg. batteries with 100%+ efficiency over current ones) on top of them the one you bought this year is pretty much good enough to keep for the next many years, until it breaks somehow. There will still be a market of ultra-fashion-conscious buyers who really nee…

Unless there is "planned obselescens" like not support the OS on only the three newest models.

Re: Apple Reports First Quarter Results

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Post by pezh0re »

peter303 wrote: post #49
georgemcbay wrote: post #22

Phones and tablets are very close to the point that desktop/laptops got to a few years back where unless there is some major disruptive technology introduced (eg. batteries with 100%+ efficiency over current ones) on top of them the one you bought this year is pretty much good enough to keep for the next many years, until it breaks somehow. There will still be a market of ultra-fashion-conscious buyers who really nee…

Unless there is "planned obselescens" like not support the OS on only the three newest models.

Or officially support the OS on older models, but leverage new hardware technology so much that it crawls on the oldest phones/tablets.
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