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c-man..What is AAPL doing right?
In your introduction post to SI AAPL on 5/23, which IMHO is the foundation for your subsequent posts, you wrote:
"I sell Apple product for a living and have done so for 9+ years now; made a great living doing this by staying a few steps ahead of Apple's next "great marketing idea" and unpredictable strategy shifts time and again...I am, by choice, a NON-authorized reseller...and today, after reading details about "BLACK FRIDAY" I think it finally dawns on me that this platform is probably doomed in the next 3-5 years, if not sooner"
AAPL was able to survive and stay in business the past 9 years during the tail end of Sculley's failing administration, Spindler's debacles and Amilio's excuses. These years were not the best of years for Mac users nor AAPL investors, but for VARS and NON-authorized resellers such as yourself until 'Black Friday', they were prosperous years. What's wrong with this picture?
The majority of your posts supporting your argument for what's wrong with AAPL I find, to the contrary, support what's right with AAPL and Jobs business strategy to date! AAPL is strengthening their retail outlets, eliminating the substandard VARS and holding the remaining retailers accountable to meet AAPL's objectives.
Other posts you wrote re product, and I quote, "Specs of the iMac laughable" also "I laughed at the iMac specs...I think the article referenced today in this thread correctly nails this machine as a loser (to be proven within months of release)".
Hmmm -- Ok, you're entitled to your opinion. But then you write in your most recent post this contradiction "the iMac is also (in fact, primarily) an all-in-one killer" and "I sense schools will see the iMac as a better choice (especially at that $1299 street price price-point)...means (if I'm right) Apple's all-in-one sales have just been destroyed."
First the iMac is a joke, now it's a killer product. Hmmm -- OK, we all change are mind on occasion.
Do I sence a hidden agenda, the foundation of which was noted in your 5/23 post?
One thing is for sure and I'll concur...some of your comments and conclusions are noteworthy which I'll quote:
"I could go on, but why waste valuable weekend free time?" I agree.
"Probably boring everyone here anyway w/ my rantings." I agree.
"Apologies offered in advance." I accept.
Cheers,
Dennis
P.S. I'm sure AAPL will continue to prosper, as demonstrated by the last 2 quarters, under Jobs leadership. That's why own a stake in AAPL's future.
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