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Dvorak praises AAPL? This is slightly better than Rob Enderle endorsing AAPL.

I expect a sell-off tomorrow.

Aug 31, 09 - 05:42 pm Comment from: January 24, 1984

The iPad would be a fine companion whilst reading in my favorite chair.

Need to quick reference - iPad it!

Need to a quick movie break - iPad it!

Need to check email (neurotically?) - iPad it.

And so forth.

Aug 31, 09 - 05:45 pm Comment from: MidWest Mac

Dvorak is transitioning much like the market is.

I still say he'll wind up a moth rather than a butterfly. But it beats being a fuzzy worm.

Aug 31, 09 - 05:54 pm Comment from: The Other Steve

Damn!!!
Time to sell Apple stock.

Aug 31, 09 - 05:56 pm Comment from: amex

@ midwest mac
now that was funny!!

Dvorak is our friend now? Don't take the bait....

Min-iPad

Max-iPad

iPad with wings

Super absorbent!

Aug 31, 09 - 06:20 pm Comment from: Mister Snitch

"Dvorak: ‘I see no reason why Apple (AAPL) stock can’t get to $200 or higher’"

uh... what this actually MEANS is that Apple stock (along with the market) will crash. This IS Dvorak The Fool we're talking about, remember.

Aug 31, 09 - 06:33 pm Comment from: AAPLguy

Who are you, and what have you done with Dvorak?

Aug 31, 09 - 06:35 pm Comment from: HolyMackerel

JCD is a cynic. The world needs more cynics, but you cannot live in a world where everybody is a cynic. I like the role he has taken on the IT industry and he never expects everyone will believe everything he says. He is starting to 'bag' everyone on his podcasts and blog which is entertaining.

Please 200 a share... We cant even get FN MMS!

Aug 31, 09 - 06:49 pm Comment from: Mr.Fergus

Put 1 Dvorak + 1 Enderle + 1 Balmer in a blender, blend for 20 sec, you now have half wit sauce, use as a troll repellant. Can also be used condiment when eating crow.

Aug 31, 09 - 07:15 pm Comment from: cotten999

San Francisco Examiner, John C. Dvorak, 19 February 1984
The nature of the personal computer is simply not fully understood by companies like Apple (or anyone else for that matter). Apple makes the arrogant assumption of thinking that it knows what you want and need. It, unfortunately, leaves the “why” out of the equation - as in “why would I want this?” The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a ‘mouse’. There is no evidence that people want to use these things. I dont want one of these new fangled devices.

Damn formenter!

Aug 31, 09 - 07:28 pm Comment from: GizmoDan

Who cares what Dvorak thinks?

Aug 31, 09 - 07:29 pm Comment from: Apelock

Wow, you guys really aren't paying attention - that's about the third straight Apple positive article from Dvorak this summer - I think he has come over to the light side ... really.

Aug 31, 09 - 07:52 pm Comment from: ken1w

Dvorak does this all the time. He become very pro-Apple for a while. I think he believes that "mixing it up" generates more hits. But Crazy Dvorak will be back soon...

Aug 31, 09 - 08:10 pm Comment from: Me In LA

Me: I see no reason why ANYONE would listen to this fat POS any more.
Wow - going out on a limb, Windows fanboy "journalist"?
Gimme a break.
Quit covering this has-been.

Aug 31, 09 - 08:10 pm Comment from: R

Dvorak is covering his butt for the atmosphere surrounding market manipulation. He needs some plausible deniability that he doesn't always talk Apple down.

Aug 31, 09 - 08:12 pm Comment from: Ferf Muckmeyer

Over the past few months Dvorak has been signaling a bit more praise toward Cupertino than we have heard in the past. (Just a bit - we shouldn't get too excited about it now - after all, it is Dvorak). Maybe some of his brain cells are regenerating. I still think he's a moron of a tech journalist, but a lot of people in the PC universe listen to him (yes, there are many lemmings in this world) and he could sway a few Apple naysayers from the dark side. Who knows.

I finally get it! There is more than one of him in there.

Aug 31, 09 - 08:35 pm Comment from: TowerTone

Don't worry. After the thrill of Snow leopard has worn off, he will be singing the praises of Windows 7, aka "Mud Cougar":

"A very bold and mature operating system that has had most of its security holes patched from viruses. With enough speed to keep your neighbors son up gaming all night and that wild user inherface, Mud Cougar looks to be one big dirty cat that is ready to take on everything from the smallest laptops to the biggest servers. Now college boy, why go with some fruit when you can have that micro-soft feeling? So get Mud Cougar tonight, because it's not your Daddy's operating system...anymore"

Aug 31, 09 - 08:57 pm Comment from: gregmills

Shame on you Dvorak critics.... He was undoubtably dropped on his head as a small baby... His retarded though process and unstable personality make him irrational and thus his tendency to abruptly change his mind a lot. Remember when he could do nothing but bash Apple? Really, he will say anything that sells his mindless patter... I think it is best to ignore him. perhaps he will go away.
You can see the bewildered look in his eyes..... poor tortured soul...

"If Steve Jobs can stay alive. . . ."

Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?

I second that Joseph. Shame.
In fact, I intend to write a personal note to him to that effect.

And I was foolish to think John had had a change of heart.

Aug 31, 09 - 11:35 pm Comment from: Big Als MBP

John,

Say it fast before the 'Mad Cow' kicks in.

No way! I don't think Dvorak is lucid by saying "the company should still do well over the next six to 12 months, though -- mainly because it is staying aggressive. That's the real key."

Stupid thought 1) As if Apple is just planning/targeting growth for the next 6 to 12 months only.

Stupid thought 2) Staying aggressive is the real key and not innovation and vision.

Short sighted Dvorak please review your own writings before publishing.

Chances are he wrote the same thing when the iPod arrived in 2001. Because the company stays aggressive.... Aaah you idiot.

John... John; Are you OK? No John, those aren't flying pigs- they are flying chairs.

Dvorak works for MarketWatch now? WTF? Does MW have no standards? (sigh)

Sep 01, 09 - 01:38 am Comment from: doc

I hope it isn't called the iPad. I am pulling for iSlate.

Sep 01, 09 - 09:20 am Comment from: thethirdshoe

A Macintouch.

John Dvorak is being forced to compliment Snow Leopard just because Leo LaPorte has panned it. It's part of their schtick.


BTW, Dvorak has written for MarketWatch for years.

I am unimpressed by MDN and those readers who have such a fetish about Dvorak.

Dvorak often says unusually creative and insightful things, as with the article in question today. His creative approach to the industry sometimes leads him into lala land. The idea is you enjoy what he writes for what it is, then think about it yourself. Depending on the column you come away with a new insight, a new perspective, or a laugh.

The irony meter hits record highs when Dvorak gets this kind of attention from rabid Apple fans in part because he revealed he has baited them on occasion. Who is the smart guy in this picture?

I am a huge Apple fan. You can be one and still maintain some balance.