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To: manalagi who wrote (148501)	1/18/2013 12:28:18 PM
From: Win-Lose-Draw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213182

About a year ago Tim Cook made a statement that there were working on a product that is so revolutionary that it blow your mind. Yes, I had several months of fun with that Cook quote. At this point it seems clear Cook's conception of "mind blowing" is quite different from Jobs's.

To: manalagi who wrote (148501)	1/18/2013 2:46:21 PM
From: Cogito	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

When a company stock keeps going down for four months, you have to believe that this great Apple company has been managed poorly, especially since Sept 2012. Really? Is that what I have to believe?

To: manalagi who wrote (148501)	1/18/2013 3:49:34 PM
From: Doren	4 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 213182

> When a company stock keeps going down for four months, you have to believe that this great Apple company has been managed poorly, especially since Sept 2012. That's a pretty big blanket statement. Lets look at the veracity of that statement: Does that mean that Apple was "managed poorly" in Jan 2008? Obviously not. So 100 is one exception. Look at all these huge dives Apple took: According to your theory Apple was "managed poorly" at those times too. Obviously completely incorrect. So what is the REAL truth about Cook? Is he a moron? Or an idiot? Unlikely: Cook has a MBA from Duke. Not many moron's get MBAs from Duke. Jobs picked him and a lot of smart people with lots of experience went along, presumably because of his expertise in Supply Chain management. Ive has been at Apple for over a decade and is responsible for building many of the largest products any company has ever built. He's part of the management. Part of the "poor management?" So what is the truth about the price? Well #1 nobody knows how much taxes, shorts, rumors or revenue are affecting the price. Apple is in a tough business just ask IBM or Microsoft. We will find out next Wednesday how good management has been. One thing I think we know from the above is Apple is not managed poorly. The price of a stock does not necessarily reflect the management of the company. It reflects perceptions. If management tries to "PLAY" those perceptions they take their eye off the ball. Enron according to you was well managed for a time. On Wednesday and Thursday may find out Apple may not be managed as well as we'd like it to be but it is certainly is not managed poorly. We may also find out that Apple's stock price is suffering from investors who managed their money poorly. There are plenty of those.