Comments on: Apple's Black Friday bestsellers

By: Dubai Uae

Dubai Uae — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:08:43 +0000

i am 59 yrs old and had never used an apple product until two monhts ago when my son convinced me to buy a mac pro. Now I have an Ipod and just bought iphone and I love it all.

By: wstreetis4lovers

wstreetis4lovers — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:37:46 +0000

Apple surely has proven to be one of the most recession resistant companies. Now that doesn't mean they are not effected, they just have not felt the downturn as much as some other companies. They are still prone to the natural fluctuations of the market. Black Friday may have fared well for them, but today they are down, as consumers become more bearish (http://predictwallstreet.com/forecast.aspx?symbol=AAPL). No doubt such pessimism coupled with low consumer spending will bring them down. Looking at this sentiment chart (http://predictwallstreet.com/forecast.aspx?symbol=AAPL) its obvious AAPL has experienced many bearish downturns in the past month…

By: Bing,, Detroit, MI

Bing,, Detroit, MI — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:26:42 +0000

People take an econ and accounting course. Even if sales are up profits can go down. Cutting prices directly affects profits and margins.

Every store was crowded on Friday so anyone who says that meaning Apple results are going to be great is a buffoon.

If you think Apple is going to have a great Christmas then you all should be buying the stock just like those a few months ago when it was in the hundreds.

No company escapes a recession.

By: David, Silver Spring, MD

David, Silver Spring, MD — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:16:40 +0000

Suppose a rookie baseball player leads the league in home runs. The next year he falls to third in home runs but is also third in batting average.

Is year two a failure because it didn't match the home run totals of year one? Or is year two an even greater success because it shows the player wasn't just a flash in the pan?

As a coach, I'd rather have a player who plays at a high level year in, year out over a player who has one amazing year but then fades away.

By: TimboM, Madison, WI

TimboM, Madison, WI — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:10:12 +0000

Apple does not need to exactly match its performance from last holiday season for one reason – the growing financial momentum of iPhone.

Thanks to iPhone's subscription revenue model, Apple will have $1.056 BILLION in iPhone revenue for this quarter (Q1'09) even if they don't sell a single iPhone. If they sell 6 million, they will have $1.543 Billion in revenue. This translates to a neat little $220 million in earnings or $0.25 per share. That's 1/5 of the way to their conservative guidance for Q1'09, a great start.

And, that does not include Apps from App Store and iPhone accessories.

In short, thanks to the growing financial contribution of iPhone, Apple can exceed earnings while having a modest holiday season in other products.

By the way, I believe that they will have a more-than-modest holiday season and completely exceed earnings, but we'll just need to see. Consider: (1) international iPhone sales; (2) growing iTunes downloads; and (3) the growing number of people buying Mac notebooks who would have never considered a Mac, even last year. Those Amazon numbers tell you ranking but give you no idea of volume. Of course a $1,500 MacBook will not outsell a $350 netbook that didn't even exist last year.

By: Zach Bass, Sharon MA

Zach Bass, Sharon MA — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:52:18 +0000

Shaw Wu simply doesn't understand the Apple strategy, as spoken by Steve Jobs himself. Steve won't cheapen Apple products because they want a certain type of customer. The type of customer that's willing to spend the money for Apple products. Read about it in my blog and podcast…

Blog-podcast: http://tinyurl.com/6jm3sp

By: Eric, San Diego

Eric, San Diego — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:45:04 +0000

Apple has arguably the best balance sheet of ANY company trading on the stock market. In fact, I would venture to say Apple's balance sheet is strong by a factor of 2 over any other company trading. Value investors, growth investors, SMART investors will realize this and buy the stock. That is my $0.02. IF you don't know how to read a balance sheet, I suggest you study up and do the research yourself, like I have.

By: Dee Los angeles ca.

Dee Los angeles ca. — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:08:43 +0000

http://www.techflash.com/Enderle_Microsoft_Ballmer_conflicting_reality34812539.html

By: Marge, Drain, OR

Marge, Drain, OR — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:42:04 +0000

-Zinny-

You meant "positive being brushed under the rug", I suppose. <- I agree. To any investor, a more expensive model being bought is more significant, as it will generate more profits. How about some stats that show real sales, instead of what stats the reporter wants to mention!

By: Zinny, America, USA

Zinny, America, USA — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:33:50 +0000

This is the best mind-control propaganda negative reporting: "This year, the same computer selling on Amazon for $968 failed to make the top 25 bestseller list, although a more expensive model with a bigger hard drive came in at No. 13." High-light the negative, brush the negative under the rug! Great reporting! Fortune is a low quality magazine.