AAPL - Apple stock price drops again - now at 485

[Thanos]

BC android, Google, and Samsung are by far superior with their products and people are finally realizing it

 

[gabe1k]

If I were going to design the next tablet, I would design it so that people can load itunes on it and then load stuff from their tablet to their ipod.

It doesn't make sense right now for people like me to travel with a tablet even though that would be much more convienent. I like to download podcasts and listen to them on my ipod. I cannot do that if I only have a tablet on a trip. I need my computer. If I am going to bring my computer it isn't worth bringing my tablet too.

Well iTunes Match will do that for you if you have internet connection. Costs $25/year but they give you (relatively) high quality versions of all songs you have in iTunes. And it streams from the cloud to any iTunes device. And you can download the songs too if you don't want to stream them. Works with podcasts too I think.

In short, you can get all the songs you want from whatever source and Apple will give you iTunes store versions of them for $25/year.

It's not perfect, but it's still cool to load stuff onto my desktop and have those songs available to me at my work computer and laptop. I don't use it for my iPhone since Apple still has the stupid syncing system that I can't stand.

 

[weed]

bridge the gap between iOS & OSX so users can go to & fro on an iPad - you got me as a buyer.

still though, I don't think this would help - half of the Apple users I come across are casual users & don't even know the difference between the two.

 

[jeffk]

gabe1k, that is a cool feature but that is not what I am talking about.

I often download a morning news program podcast from the radio's website to my computer. Then I put it into Itunes and then load it onto my ipod. I then use my ipod to listen to the program while I walk around or do whatever.

I wish I could download the podcast to my ipad then use my ipad to download it to my ipod. The problem is I cannot download podcasts from from ipad onto my ipod wihout the use of a computer.

Maybe there is a way but I don't know how to do it.

 

[gabe1k]

gabe1k, that is a cool feature but that is not what I am talking about.

I often download a morning news program podcast from the radio's website to my computer. Then I put it into Itunes and then load it onto my ipod. I then use my ipod to listen to the program while I walk around or do whatever.

I wish I could download the podcast to my ipad then use my ipad to download it to my ipod. The problem is I cannot download podcasts from from ipad onto my ipod wihout the use of a computer.

Maybe there is a way but I don't know how to do it.

Gotcha, didn't realize you were downloading straight from the website.

 

[weed]

gabe1k, that is a cool feature but that is not what I am talking about.

I often download a morning news program podcast from the radio's website to my computer. Then I put it into Itunes and then load it onto my ipod. I then use my ipod to listen to the program while I walk around or do whatever.

I wish I could download the podcast to my ipad then use my ipad to download it to my ipod. The problem is I cannot download podcasts from from ipad onto my ipod wihout the use of a computer.

Maybe there is a way but I don't know how to do it.

iCloud??

 

[justblaze717]

Count me in as a Windows 8 hater. Just simple web browsing is a pain in the ass. Swipes on the mouse pad can open up other webpages, and depending where the mouse is on the screen can cause you to go back to the desktop or the previous app by mistake. I swipe kinda quick and it seems to be my downfall.

Honestly the only thing I like so far is zooming on and out is the same movement as you would do on your smartphone.

 

[weed]

still not touching W8 on purpose. waiting for it to really make its mark. I have yet to support it at work, it hasn't been deployed out. maybe I'll install it tomorrow on a tester to see how it is.

 

[Xplosives]

I'm sorry to hear that. Sounds disgusting.

I concur. A group shit topping does not sound good.

 

[ucunc156]

Count me in as a Windows 8 hater. Just simple web browsing is a pain in the ass. Swipes on the mouse pad can open up other webpages, and depending where the mouse is on the screen can cause you to go back to the desktop or the previous app by mistake. I swipe kinda quick and it seems to be my downfall.

Honestly the only thing I like so far is zooming on and out is the same movement as you would do on your smartphone.

This is by far the most annoying thing about windows 8. Also miss the start button and dislike the tiles, but that can be removed.

 

[Car]

yea people are realizing how 'locked' and overpriced apple shit is

 

[Magooglie]

Count me in as a Windows 8 hater. Just simple web browsing is a pain in the ass. Swipes on the mouse pad can open up other webpages, and depending where the mouse is on the screen can cause you to go back to the desktop or the previous app by mistake. I swipe kinda quick and it seems to be my downfall.

Honestly the only thing I like so far is zooming on and out is the same movement as you would do on your smartphone.

I went to the MS store and I hate Windows 8. Windows 9 will be more like Windows 7. They always do that. Every other Windows they try new things for dumb people and then the one after they just make it like the last good one.

 

[Couch Jockey]

I bought at various times between $50 and $110, I'm willing to ride it out.

 

[quatin]

Apple is a trend. What keeps Apple going is it's high profit margin. People are still content on over paying for Apple products for the brand name and Apple is successfully keeping it's part costs down by producing a single product line per market. (iPhone, iPad, iBook) The consequence being, Apple is putting all it's eggs in one basket. Each iteration of next generation iPhones, iPads, iBooks and etc are practically the same. Apple is no longer creating revolutionary products ever since iTunes came out. While successful now, it could quickly change if a competitor were to gain a differentiation advantage much like how Apple took over the mp3 player market.

Due to it's popularity, it unfortunately means the stock is over bought and prices are sky high. (4 to 1 price to book value) If anything were to happen to that profit margin for a quarter (new out sourcing laws, fashion trends, competition) you could see Apple stock drop 75%.

Did I call this shit or what? Apple earnings came out and the stock has tanked 10% overnight. Expect it to fall to 300ish.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-takes-hit-as-street-cuts-back-views-2013-01-24?siteid=yhoof2

 

[Michaelangelo]

Did I call this shit or what? Apple earnings came out and the stock has tanked 10% overnight. Expect it to fall to 300ish.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-takes-hit-as-street-cuts-back-views-2013-01-24?siteid=yhoof2

It's not the first time they missed earnings. And you're out of your mind if you think the stock will fall 75%. They have 137 billion in cash. Watch by q4 the stock will be back up. They made over 11 billion in PROFIT, the company will rebound higher.

 

[quatin]

It's not the first time they missed earnings. And you're out of your mind if you think the stock will fall 75%. They have 137 billion in cash. Watch by q4 the stock will be back up. They made over 11 billion in PROFIT, the company will rebound higher.

Apple didn't miss their projected earnings, they exceeded it. The problem is people finally figured out they were over valuing Apple to begin with. The only way Apple will rebound back to the levels it's seen in the past couple of years is with another new techie item. With Jobs gone, Apple hasn't been doing much of that.

Check their sales report. Like I said earlier that Apple is at risk of being a one trick pony, it's getting worse. Their iPod and iMac sales are dropping, which is where Apple enjoyed the highest profit margin. The company is relying on iPhones and iPads, where they see the most amount of real competition.

They do have a lot of cash, but holding cash isn't going to reinforce their stock value if they don't spend it on growing the company. Check their stock price over the past 10 years. They've been growing with ridiculous expectations by releasing product home runs like the iPods, iPhones and etc. To maintain this type of growth, they need to continue this trend, which is highly questionable without Steve.

 

[Michaelangelo]

Apple didn't miss their projected earnings, they exceeded it. The problem is people finally figured out they were over valuing Apple to begin with. The only way Apple will rebound back to the levels it's seen in the past couple of years is with another new techie item. With Jobs gone, Apple hasn't been doing much of that.

Check their sales report. Like I said earlier that Apple is at risk of being a one trick pony, it's getting worse. Their iPod and iMac sales are dropping, which is where Apple enjoyed the highest profit margin. The company is relying on iPhones and iPads, where they see the most amount of real competition.

They do have a lot of cash, but holding cash isn't going to reinforce their stock value if they don't spend it on growing the company. Check their stock price over the past 10 years. They've been growing with ridiculous expectations by releasing product home runs like the iPods, iPhones and etc. To maintain this type of growth, they need to continue this trend, which is highly questionable without Steve.

But they did miss. They were supposed to ship 50 million IPhones but missed it barely. IMac sales are down. Revenue is at an all time high though. They sold more IPhones and Ipads than last year.

The problem is analyst are leeches on the market and expected more. It's such a joke because while Apple posts record profits in the billions and falls, Netflix makes 8 million in profit and the stock jumps 40%. Netflix, a company with huge debt, low profit margins and a 100+ P/E ratio.

They want to drive the stock down, sell short and buy it back right before AAPL crushes their expected earnings for the next quarter.

 

[lsvtecjohn3]

Apple didn't miss their projected earnings, they exceeded it. The problem is people finally figured out they were over valuing Apple to begin with. The only way Apple will rebound back to the levels it's seen in the past couple of years is with another new techie item. With Jobs gone, Apple hasn't been doing much of that.

Check their sales report. Like I said earlier that Apple is at risk of being a one trick pony, it's getting worse. Their iPod and iMac sales are dropping, which is where Apple enjoyed the highest profit margin. The company is relying on iPhones and iPads, where they see the most amount of real competition.

They do have a lot of cash, but holding cash isn't going to reinforce their stock value if they don't spend it on growing the company. Check their stock price over the past 10 years. They've been growing with ridiculous expectations by releasing product home runs like the iPods, iPhones and etc. To maintain this type of growth, they need to continue this trend, which is highly questionable without Steve.

The iPods have been in decline for years now. Mac sells were down also but the PC market is also down and Mac sells actually put outpaced the PC over the past few years. Over 50% of Apple's profit comes from the iPad and iPhone, but those two make more money for Apple in one quarter the Google make off everything in the whole year.

 

[GSP_37]

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The problem is analyst are leeches on the market and expected more. It's such a joke because while Apple posts record profits in the billions and falls, Netflix makes 8 million in profit and the stock jumps 40%. Netflix, a company with huge debt, low profit margins and a 100+ P/E ratio.

They want to drive the stock down, sell short and buy it back right before AAPL crushes their expected earnings for the next quarter.

Word. Boo hoo. They didn't blow out the estimates. So what. They still made so much money, way more than Netflix, Amazon, Google, FaceBook.

So many talking heads on TV have so much ego and talk so much trash. Maybe everyone should dump Apple and buy some piece of crap stock that's barely profitable.

 

[wlu29]

It's not the first time they missed earnings. And you're out of your mind if you think the stock will fall 75%. They have 137 billion in cash. Watch by q4 the stock will be back up. They made over 11 billion in PROFIT, the company will rebound higher.

But they did miss. They were supposed to ship 50 million IPhones but missed it barely. IMac sales are down. Revenue is at an all time high though. They sold more IPhones and Ipads than last year.

The problem is analyst are leeches on the market and expected more. It's such a joke because while Apple posts record profits in the billions and falls, Netflix makes 8 million in profit and the stock jumps 40%. Netflix, a company with huge debt, low profit margins and a 100+ P/E ratio.

They want to drive the stock down, sell short and buy it back right before AAPL crushes their expected earnings for the next quarter.

missing shipments is not the same as missing earnings