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Weekly Standings Update

techstock2000 @ May 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet

On May 31, 2008, an anonymous member posted the following: 

This week AAPL climbs a little in a major investment newspaper’s weekly 100 list to number 48. The Industry group it is in, is ranked 87 out of 197 industry groups they track. It was lower a few days ago, but the DELL move popped it up [...]

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Rebuttal of FSB’s “Why Macs still aren’t right for most businesses”

techstock2000 @ May 30, 2008 # 4 Comments

On May 30, 2008, Fortune Small Business ran an on-line article (link: Why Macs still aren’t right for most businesses - May. 30, 2008) making the claim that most businesses cannot use Macs as their computers.  Applelot’s fildi101 responded with a point-by-point rebuttal.

   
A dose of Snark for today: Why Macs still aren’t [...]

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What matters, and what does not matter, to an AAPL long

techstock2000 @ May 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Back on April 18, 2008, rnsmth posted the following:

AAPL thoughts
I have just got to say this.

It does not matter to me if AAPL pulls a google next week - it would be nice but it changes nothing about my investments in AAPL. [More]

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Number of iPhones to be Sold in 2008 will shatter 10 million

techstock2000 @ May 29, 2008 # 12 Comments

On May 29, 2008, GettingRicher posted the following:

Number of iPhones to be Sold in 2008
I have read many analysts reports about how many of the iPhones will or will not sell and their thoughts as to why Apple will break the magic 10 million sold mark and found the analysts just do not get Apple or the iPhone sales. I thought I would pass on a collective of what I know as to why the iPhone will shatter the 10 million mark this year. [More]

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iPhone list now up to 69 countries

techstock2000 @ May 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet

The momentum continues to build on the road toward the introduction of the next-generation iPhone. The iPhone countries list maintained at AAPLinvestors.net was updated this morning, and has expanded to 69 nations.
 

The List - If It Has a Flag It Counts

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iPhone countries list keeps growing

techstock2000 @ May 27, 2008 # 2 Comments

Applelot member Cotten999 (who is also the editor of the excellent AAPLinvestors site) maintains a list of countries in which the iPhone is already being sold and in which an announcement of future sales has been made. On May 27, 2008, he posted an update of that list, which is up to 67 countries!

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Memorial Day - Sacrifices of Peace Corps Volunteers

techstock2000 @ May 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet

On May 26, 2006, x_trapnel posted the following:  

Very long & totally OT: Sacrifices of Peace Corps Volunteers
I’ve never talked about this before and may never do so again, but on Memorial Day, it might be the right time.

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Store Report: San Antonio North Star Mall (Not yet open)

techstock2000 @ May 25, 2008 # 3 Comments

On May 25, 2008, Legit posted the following report on the unopened Apple Store at San Antonio’s North Star Mall:

North Star Mall Retail Report
Scheduled to open in June so I thought I’d run out and check progress.
Oh, the sacrifices we make for this stuff! Being the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend, the joint was naturally [...]

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New Store Opening Report - Brandon FL

techstock2000 @ May 24, 2008 # One Comment

On May 24, 2008, boxerconan posted the following:

Just came back from the new Apple Store in Brandon FL (15 min. from downtown Tampa). The mall is not upscale, but they added a small upscale annex recently, where the Apple Store is located. It was about 10 to 10 AM.  The parking lot was empty.  The [...]

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Weekly standings update

techstock2000 @ May 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet

On May 17, 2008, an anonymous member posted the following:

AAPL this weeks slips two spots in a “well known investment newspaper’s” list of 100 stocks to number 56. It was 54 last week.
As others have noted here, the Accum/Dist rating of AAPL has slipped, which is normal for a stock pulling back into a [...]

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