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To: Kelly G. who wrote (166146)	2/20/2014 10:59:17 AM
From: robert b furman	Respond to of 213185

If that statement is true - the selling of puts and calls on top of the substantial dividend will yield very nicely. Bob

To: Kelly G. who wrote (166146)	2/20/2014 11:29:46 AM
From: Art Bechhoefer	6 Recommendations Recommended By CHRIS LINELL HerbVic jeftuxedo Moonray SirWalterRalegh and 1 more member Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213185

You could just as easily bash Barclays now. Apple was never like Microsoft, which built a monopoly with its Windows software. There isn't a single Apple designed system that has a monopoly in its respective markets. Furthermore, looking at Windows, you see version after version, with corrective patch after corrective patch, and the discontinuing of certain Windows versions more quickly than expected because of inherent problems with the software. Apple has never worked this way. They make products which happen to work better than competing products or software. And none of their products has ever had a monopoly, except possibly the early models of the Macintosh in colleges and universities. Even there, however, Windows has taken most of the market share. My first Apple was the II+, which I used to start the first online investment advisory service (still going after 33 years). I then graduated from the II+ and accompanying Hayes modem to the first model Mac. All my documents prepared on that Mac are compatible with succeeding Macs through the PowerBook G4 with the system 9 emulator, which I still use. The newer Macs won't read the earlier system 1 - 9 files, but luckily, I have been able to print them either as PostScript or Acrobat pdf documents, effectively giving me compatibility for everything I wrote for the last 30 years. I have two LG-G2 Android phones, which I bought because of the fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. The phones indeed are fast and work well, some of the time. But they have glitches that you never see in the iPhones, and both LG phones have been replaced with new LG phones. I would have preferred the iPhone but I also prefer a larger screen. Maybe the iPhone 6 will do the job. Is Apple like MSFT? No way! Art

To: Kelly G. who wrote (166146)	2/20/2014 12:21:04 PM
From: Ryan Bartholomew	Respond to of 213185

Yeah, that article is fluff. It discusses the companies on technical trading basis - hocus pocus - rather than focusing on fundamentals. It's also comparing Apple to Microsoft on a very loose basis - just claiming they are "stuck" but not really digging into details. Microsoft long ago lost their explosive marketing power. They make people yawn, not excited. Apple talks about something and people jump. I saw an article this morning that is similarly bearish on Apple, also for the wrong reasons. They talk about worries of Apple's revenues not climbing, which I think is absurd. Sure, they might fall short of expectations, but they won't contract any time soon. The article should have focused on profits contracting, which is their much greater risk. The number one thing Apple could do to counter many of these concerns is to expedite the launch of something new, right now. I think consumers are getting tired of the recycled rumors they are "working on something big" and being told it will be "coming later this year". They need to take some risks and push something out the door yesterday.