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Apple is a has been, game over company
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, September 27 2012 @ 08:57 AM EDT
Yeah I guess their stock trading at $700 a share is a mirage....

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Apple is a has been, game over company
Authored by: PJ on Thursday, September 27 2012 @ 12:35 PM EDT
Thank you so much. Any time anyone sees that,
please don't hesitate to email me to let me
know.

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  • ?? - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, September 27 2012 @ 03:06 PM EDT
    • ?? - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, September 27 2012 @ 06:55 PM EDT
Apple is a has been, game over company
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, September 27 2012 @ 02:19 PM EDT
Sorry, can't agree there. Apple is a basically decent company (well as much as
any corporation could be called decent) that has chosen the low road in dealing
with competitors.

They still have time to drop the IP-thug behaviour and fake outrage and get back
to what they do so well, making elegant devices for wealthy customers. But with
their current course of action they are going to end up tarnishing that image.

P.S. of course they do have form with the legal stuff, suing Microsoft and HP
over the look and feel of Windows 3.1+NewWave.

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Apple is a has been, game over company
Authored by: Tyro on Thursday, September 27 2012 @ 11:08 PM EDT
While I do believe that Apple as seen it's best days behind it, this case is not
proof. Evidence, yes, but far from proof.

My judgment is mainly based on the common history of companies that have lost a
stellar CEO. And it's true that such companies often turn to legalistic methods
in an attempt to maintain their business. I believe that this case, however, is
based more around Jobs clear intention to destroy the Android, and that his
successor is carrying out his intent as best he can. This is a separate matter
than companies turning to suing people because their bottom line is dropping. I
do expect that Apple will eventually be doing that, but it would be unlikely in
less than 5 years. And some companies have made a successful transition. It's
rare for such a company to last as much as 20 years, but it's far from unheard
of. I think the next 5 will be crucial. If it lasts 20 years, then with luck
it may last 100. (And in reference to an earlier poster's comment about stock
prices...current stock prices are totally irrelevant to multi-year trends. They
are much more influenced by short term events...like the release of a new
product. And you will note that there hasn't yet even been time for purchasers
to decide whether or not they have bought a lemon.)

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