[WaydayFep]

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-...24-719683.html

Seriously, when will people get it?

[Wheegiabe]

Get what? I can think of several possibilities you might be alluding to.

[Aizutox]

Where is Harlequin lol?

[boltondd]

I was just reading the iPad 2010 release thread on here. Some stupid funny stuff!

[Preegovesem]

What sucks is when I was 16 or 17, I had asked my mom if I could invest $5,000 into Apple. It was at $60/share at the time.

[constanyiskancho]

Get what? I can think of several possibilities you might be alluding to.

The mom and pop selling. The algo traders are jizzing themselves.

[thushioli]

*looks at windows phone and android on desk* HELL NO I WONT GO!

[AnthonyKing]

Nothing lasts forever, least of all dominance in the technology industry. Especially when it's partially based on fickle consumer preferences. Apple cannot maintain its level of outperformance indefinitely.

It's a perfectly reasonable sentiment and some people are willing to make bets one way or another. Apple will only continue to beat expectations until it doesn't, and then the other side of the bet will learn.

[viagracheapest]

Unless someone is a shareholder, why should they cheer high profits?
Well done Apple and AAPL shareholders, but this means sod all to me as a consumer.

[lollypopz]

but this means sod all to me as a consumer.

Actually, it means a lot if you are an Apple consumer. It reaffirms that apple can keep overcharging you for cosmetics, and that the markets expect consumers to continue to overpay for apple products for the foreseeable future. Apple margins are impressive.

[Adiamant]

Nothing lasts forever, least of all dominance in the technology industry.

Microsoft.....IBM.....Xerox.....

[idertedype]

What sucks is when I was 16 or 17, I had asked my mom if I could invest $5,000 into Apple. It was at $60/share at the time.

A friend of mine at College back in 2001 after the first ipod came out invested quite a bit when the shares were less than 10 dollars!

We all thought he was mental... No idea where he is now

[forexsoft]

We all thought he was mental... No idea where he is now

Scanning the beaches of tropical islands on google maps would be a good start.

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Apple margins are impressive.

Sure, Apple make very high profit margins, but they also risk a lot with the amount they put into R&D for new products. High risk often equals high reward.

People keep bleating about Apple prices being high, but never seem to mention the fact that competing smartphones and tablets are all priced around the same area. Why is that?

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Unless someone is a shareholder, why should they cheer high profits?
Well done Apple and AAPL shareholders, but this means sod all to me as a consumer.

On a slightly less cynical slant, it means that Apple customers will enjoy high resale values when trading up, and security that the company won't go bust in the near future (leaving them with a pile of useless tech).

[mincbiori]

Scanning the beaches of tropical islands on google maps would be a good start.

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Sure, Apple make very high profit margins, but they also risk a lot with the amount they put into R&D for new products. High risk often equals high reward.

People keep bleating about Apple prices being high, but never seem to mention the fact that competing smartphones and tablets are all priced around the same area. Why is that?

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On a slightly less cynical slant, it means that Apple customers will enjoy high resale values when trading up, and security that the company won't go bust in the near future (leaving them with a pile of useless tech).

and lawsuits....

[amehoubFomo]

and lawsuits....

You know you're doing well when people start to sue you.

[curcercanty]

Microsoft.....IBM.....Xerox.....

Apple is hardly like any of those companies, especially Microsoft and IBM.

[kjsdiuwe]

Apple is hardly like any of those companies, especially Microsoft and IBM.

I didn't say it was anything like them. I was responding to this "Nothing lasts forever, least of all dominance in the technology industry."

[Grainiary]

I didn't say it was anything like them. I was responding to this "Nothing lasts forever, least of all dominance in the technology industry."

Yes, you're right.

What I mean't was that unlike companies like Microsoft and IBM who provide core industry services, like others said before Apple depend on the fast changing consumer market and a handful of products.

In my very limited investment knowledge I would think that a bet on Microsoft or IBM would be a solid one while betting on Apple might be risky because although they keep getting better and better they could be in serious trouble if they mess up a couple of product releases.

I'm waiting for more knowledgeable users to enlighten me.

[lagunaEl]

Nothing lasts forever, least of all dominance in the technology industry. Especially when it's partially based on fickle consumer preferences. Apple cannot maintain its level of outperformance indefinitely.

It's a perfectly reasonable sentiment and some people are willing to make bets one way or another. Apple will only continue to beat expectations until it doesn't, and then the other side of the bet will learn.

I agree, but I do not feel this will happen until they are eclipsed by vastly superior devices, or simply misjudge future market trends and miss out on the next big thing. With a war-chest of funds, Apple is capable of cornering each market it is in and secure any hardware it desires (a la the iPads Retina display). Considering they've essentially set the trend in MP3 players, Cell Phones, and now Tablets, they will more than likely be an unstoppable force for at least another half-decade.

[HornyMolly]

I agree, but I do not feel this will happen until they are eclipsed by vastly superior devices, or simply misjudge future market trends and miss out on the next big thing. With a war-chest of funds, Apple is capable of cornering each market it is in and secure any hardware it desires (a la the iPads Retina display). Considering they've essentially set the trend in MP3 players, Cell Phones, and now Tablets, they will more than likely be an unstoppable force for at least another half-decade.

I imagine the burnout starts before that... 2 years. Being ubiquitous is the opposite of cool, and they are peaking in that department. And they sell (imo) half on the coolness factor. I also think the very controlled structure that is all things apple will come back to bite them against the open android.