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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:40 am
by Leisher
Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence.
I expect their stock to drop today based on that news.
The last time he was away from the company it almost went under.
Edit: Should have gone under if not for Microsoft's bailout.
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:51 am
by TheCatt
Hah, I bet $1000 their stock doesn't drop at all today.
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:20 pm
by Leisher
I wasn't implying they'd go bankrupt, but isn't there usually a bit of a dip when a company's CEO/President steps down?
I realize Apple is making big money these days, but without Jobs they sucked in the recent past.
And not to discount what they're currently doing, but their computer division sucks and couldn't compete despite an expensive and smart advertising campaign. Meanwhile, the iPad isn't setting the world on fire, and the iPhone isn't king of the hill. Sure, the move to Verizon will help, but how much?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:40 pm
by Troy
Leisher wrote:I wasn't implying they'd go bankrupt, but isn't there usually a bit of a dip when a company's CEO/President steps down?
I realize Apple is making big money these days, but without Jobs they sucked in the recent past.
And not to discount what they're currently doing, but their computer division sucks and couldn't compete despite an expensive and smart advertising campaign. Meanwhile, the iPad isn't setting the world on fire, and the iPhone isn't king of the hill. Sure, the move to Verizon will help, but how much?
I thought he was referring to the markets being closed today...
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:48 pm
by TheCatt
Yeah, MLK day = bank/market holiday.
But yes, you'll see it go down 2-5% tomorrow.
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:48 pm
by Leisher
Duh! I'm working so I forget that it's MLK day.
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:49 pm
by Troy
Leisher wrote:Duh! I'm working so I forget that it's MLK day.
Yeah, fuck the public sector. So many people out having leisurely lunches with their families as I grabbed something from the deli.
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:16 pm
by TheCatt
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:43 pm
by thibodeaux
Sell!
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:49 pm
by TheCatt
Already down >5% after hours.
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:26 am
by TheCatt
Cult
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:07 am
by GORDON
Imagine what is going to happen if Obama loses reelection.
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:52 pm
by TheCatt
Dude looks rough
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:13 pm
by TheCatt
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:16 pm
by GORDON
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:38 pm
by TheCatt
I like a lot of things about Steve. I don't like the Apple cult, nor the air of importance he gave his creations ("magic"), but his uncompromising desire for quality, and his disdain of bullshit... I can appreciate.
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:14 pm
by thibodeaux
TheCatt wrote:I like a lot of things about Steve. I don't like the Apple cult, nor the air of importance he gave his creations ("magic"), but his uncompromising desire for quality, and his disdain of bullshit... I can appreciate.
Amen.
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:18 pm
by GORDON
I'm impressed by his decision to put the entire company behind the iMacs in... 2000? betting that the cultist would go all-in on a computer with specs of "grape," and "orange."
They did, and he won that bet.
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:31 am
by TheCatt
I know a lot of people criticize his bad decisions (Lisa, Next, etc)... but the iPhone and the iPod were pretty fundamental to changing their respective industries. Admittedly, the iPhone's scroll wheel was a rip-off of the mid-90's B&O scroll wheel, but it was the single best interface for portable mp3 players, and it won. (Too bad itunes couldn't have been better).
And the iPhone, versus the Windows phone, Blackberrys, and feature phones of the day... Sure it wasn't perfect, but it was a much better vision that smartphones of the day, by a long shot.
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:21 am
by TPRJones
Sure, he did some good things for technology. Apple hasn't done anything technologically innovative, but it's done a lot in terms of using polish to advance the wide-range market penetration of handheld and laptop computing.
It's a shame he let his empire go evil under his watch, though. The man was the worst kind of hypocrite. Nonetheless the world is a better place for his having been a part of it, and it's sad he's dead.
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