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Re:Apple Posts Its Best Second Quarter Earnings Ever by jballanc on Wednesday April 22, 2009 @07:41PM (#574791)
Apple has been smart and conservative in its investments, financial dealings, and product development. They won't put out a netbook just because analysts want them too and they won't cut prices just to increase market share.

The recession was caused by all those doing, pretty much, the exact opposite.

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Re:Apple Posts Its Best Second Quarter Earnings Ever by stcredzero on Wednesday April 22, 2009 @08:09PM (#574833)
Reminds me of the old Mercedes. Somehow they managed to be at the cutting edge and cautiously conservative all at the same time.

David Pogue's strategy is similar.

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Re:Apple Posts Its Best Second Quarter Earnings Ever by nebula on Thursday April 23, 2009 @03:05AM (#575232)
They won't put out a netbook....

I'm wondering if this same argument wouldn't have been used if Apple's results were to go the other side?

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Re:Apple Posts Its Best Second Quarter Earnings Ever by mlinsey on Wednesday April 22, 2009 @08:11PM (#574837)
The recession was caused by netbook manufacturers and price-cutters?
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Re:Apple Posts Its Best Second Quarter Earnings Ever by jballanc on Wednesday April 22, 2009 @09:21PM (#574904)
It was caused by people who were more interested in turning a profit then producing a quality product. What do you think toxic assets are? They're just the financial equivalent of a netbook...3-5 years out and they start falling to pieces. The computer manufacturers are just smart enough not to guarantee them for that long!
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Re:Apple Posts Its Best Second Quarter Earnings Ever by martythemaniak on Wednesday April 22, 2009 @09:50PM (#574929)
netbooks are basic, entry-level products, much of what the banks did was basically a scam. An equivalent would be the Chinese knockoffs like this one: http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/04/cect_m188_iphon...
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Re:Apple Posts Its Best Second Quarter Earnings Ever by auston on Thursday April 23, 2009 @01:59AM (#575187)
Financial equivalent of a price-cutter - http://awurl.com/vfFnyQimZ -

feel's really warm & fuzzy @ 1% for 5 years then you start burning up. Negative amortization is evil.

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