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To: sylvester80 who wrote (27564)	9/30/2013 10:38:03 AM
From: zax	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 32692

OT: I am 100% cash. :) Let 'em shut it down. Regarding Tesla, I think you need to wait for the bubble to pop. Just look for the first disappointing earnings miss; you may miss the initial 10% drop, but it will be a guaranteed momo train to hell at that point. I think the same true for LNKD and CRM - LinkedIn may well start to tank as soon as those Twitter IPO shares hit the market; perhaps this might be an earlier entry point on a short.

To: sylvester80 who wrote (27564)	9/30/2013 10:43:52 AM
From: puborectalis	2 Recommendations Recommended By Heywood40 MGV Respond to of 32692

Apple Growth Continues to Outpace Android By Paul Ausick \| 24/7 Wall St. – The Android operating system from Google Inc. ( GOOG) claims about 70% of the market in the five large European economies: the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. But sales growth has slowed and Apple Inc. ( AAPL) and Microsoft Corp. ( MSFT) are gaining ground more quickly. According to the latest data from Kantar WorldPanel ComTech, Android is slipping: After years of increasing market share, Android has now reached a point where significant growth in developed markets is becoming harder to find. Android’s growth has been spearheaded by Samsung, but the manufacturer is now seeing its share of sales across the major European economies dip year on year as a sustained comeback from Sony, Nokia and LG begins to broaden the competitive landscape. A similar survey in June showed that Apple’s iOS was growing market share faster than Android by a rate of 2.3% to 1.8%. Perhaps the biggest news is that Windows Phone has hit double-digits in European market share in both France and the United Kingdom, posting 10.8% and 12.0% share, respectively. Kantar notes this is the first time the Microsoft mobile operating system has posted double-digit market share in two major markets. Kantar also notes that the growth in Windows Phone share is “driven by Nokia’s expansion into the low and mid range market.” Nokia Corp. ( NOK) has agreed to sell its mobile business to Microsoft for $7.1 billion. In the United States, Apple’s market share of 39.3% is expected to “spike” as the new iPhones hit the market. Kantar also believes that the addition of the iPhones to the lineup at Japan’s largest wireless carrier “makes it likely that Apple will pull ahead of Android” in Japan.

To: sylvester80 who wrote (27564)	9/30/2013 11:30:45 AM
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Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry reiterated an Overweight rating on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and raised his price target from $650 to $725, citing "extremely strong" secular growth trends. Chowdhry said sales of iPhone 5S are extremely strong, with the 64 bit chip, 64 bit iOS and 64 bit apps giving Apple a 12-18 month lead of android. He also sees sales of the iPhone 5C picking up, with the colorful device penetrating the ~100 million market opportunity for younger demographic (5 years of age to 25 years of age). The analyst also sees an acceleration in peripheral sales and AppStore application sales with margin expansion to continue. Chowdhry said demand for Apple products are at an all-time high, and probably twice the level it was last year. He sees customers switching from Blackberry, Nokia, iPhone 4 & 4S and feature phones.