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To: Doren who wrote (149796)	2/6/2013 4:57:44 PM
From: Kelly G.	1 Recommendation Respond to of 213176

Market share doesn't matter much now. I agree and when I post about the problems with the market share publicity, I am probably just preaching to the choir here. But, it does matter to investors out there as the perception still exists. Eventually, folk have to realize that Apple's business is just fine no matter what the reported spin on the market share numbers is. I still think Apple is looking good from a fundamental point of view. However I think patience is rub. Its not going to spurt back up for months. At this point there is not catalyst. Agree again. At some point, we will get the catalyst(s) and we will get the talking heads spin that "Apple was broken and now they are fixed" when, in fact, nothing was ever wrong in the first place.

To: Doren who wrote (149796)	2/6/2013 6:12:52 PM
From: SirWalterRalegh	Respond to of 213176

RE I still think Apple is looking good from a fundamental point of view. However I think patience is rub. Its not going to spurt back up for months. At this point there is not catalyst. Time for the traders to feast. Catalysts- Large ongoing stock buyback. Dividend boost at annual meeting 2/27 New product pre announcements Continued revenue growth

To: Doren who wrote (149796)	2/7/2013 3:00:04 AM
From: JP Sullivan	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213176

Apple's could go down to 10 and there would still be enough developers I wouldn't take be so blasé about that. Market share is important as it affects mind share. When someone asks which is the most popular phone, you want the answer to be iPhone. IMO, this enhances the desirability of the product -- for better or worse, lots of people buy a product based on its popularity. Also, developers are likely to develop for the most widely used products first -- remember the dark days when Mac OS was an afterthought for the likes of Adobe, Autodesk, et al. You don't want a repeat with iOS, however unlikely that may seem. As they say, never say never.