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Special Bulletin:

Santa will be dropping food stamps down shareholder's chimneys this year after the beating they've taken. To be followed by Mr. Oppenheimer dropping the Mother of all Sandbags during the next conference call.

Because you can't stay open late if you don't open at all...

BTW, just stopped by the Apple Store in Tulsa, OK (I know, what was I thinking) and the place was by far one of the busier stores in the mall. They even had a special roped off area for express purchase of iPods. The line at the registers in the back was about 5 deep.

Dec 22, 08 - 05:15 pm Comment from: Randian

Hey, "Uh-Oh . . .

Take a quick look at ALL (not some, not a few) of the equities in the tech sector to see how AAPL is doing. DELL is currently less than 1/3 of its 52 week high; MSFT less than 1/2; Texas Instruments down 60%; Research In Motion down 70%; etc., etc., etc.

Yeah, AAPL has its problems, BUT WHICH STOCK WORLDWIDE DOESN'T? If you're implying that there's something unique and fundamentally wrong with this equity, you're completely mistaken. It's debt-free and on top of its game and will surely lead the sector out of its pullback when the time comes. (One year? Two? More?)

Until that time, it's grin and bear it if you're in the stock market on planet earth--with ANY equity.

Dec 22, 08 - 05:35 pm Comment from: Jubei

What about the DELL stores? I bet they are staying open 24 hours a day. You never know, maybe one or two customer will actually show up and buy something.

Okay, let's use numbers and save everyone's time.

1: Apple stock is taking a beating.

2: I hate glossy screens.

3: Where's the firewire?

Great. Millions of people are stuck in bad weather all over th country and Apple wants to keep the employees working late on Christmas Eve. What a bunch of Scrooges!! I wonder if the top execs of Apple will be at a store on Christmas Eve until closing? Especially if there is bad weather and it might take hours to get home, if they can get home????
Bay humbug on Apple.

Wait, that can't be right. Nobody actually buys anything in Apple stores. They just browse and play with the stuff they can't afford. I know, I read it on MDN.

Hey Randian,

Lighten up a little, it was a bit of a joke, except the part about Mr. Oppenheimer sandbagging next month. I fully expect his worst forecast ever.