Dave
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Post by Dave on Sept 1, 2022 1:18:53 GMT -8
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Post by Dave on Sept 1, 2022 1:30:02 GMT -8
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Post by Dave on Sept 1, 2022 1:46:59 GMT -8
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Post by Dave on Sept 1, 2022 2:09:32 GMT -8
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Post by chinacat on Sept 1, 2022 6:38:47 GMT -8
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Post by archibaldtuttle on Sept 1, 2022 7:31:04 GMT -8
Stock at 155 and change, RSI at 37. Getting tasty.
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Post by Dave on Sept 1, 2022 8:25:51 GMT -8
Stock at 155 and change, RSI at 37. Getting tasty. But we still have room to fall. Apple’s big event is only three trading days away.
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Post by duckpins on Sept 1, 2022 10:51:18 GMT -8
"Why Apple's $1B investment in Didi shrank to $200M" More of the driverless car nonsense. That is 1 billion that could have been shelved for a Netflix purchase. Clearly the streaming business is more in Apple's lane so to speak. Getting the NFL< NBA, March Madness and College football rights would be huge for the thing called Apple TV +. Plus a new interface based on a regular remote or a hybrid using the iPod interface. The thing they have now sucks IMHO. As everyone and their brother has a streaming service soon everyone and their brother will get tired of losing money. If Apple wants to play in the sandbox, Netflix and sports are the toys kids want. DIDI was ironically all about collecting data not ride sharing as they seemed to imply.
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Post by duckpins on Sept 1, 2022 11:02:57 GMT -8
For the hopelessly optimistic the 2025 Leaps will be out Sept. 12. Lots of time value and if the stock is down further, just reaching the old high will put them in the money if you buy them for the price Apple trades at.
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Post by 4aapl on Sept 1, 2022 16:57:56 GMT -8
"Why Apple's $1B investment in Didi shrank to $200M" More of the driverless car nonsense. That is 1 billion that could have been shelved for a Netflix purchase. Clearly the streaming business is more in Apple's lane so to speak. Getting the NFL< NBA, March Madness and College football rights would be huge for the thing called Apple TV +. Plus a new interface based on a regular remote or a hybrid using the iPod interface. The thing they have now sucks IMHO. As everyone and their brother has a streaming service soon everyone and their brother will get tired of losing money. If Apple wants to play in the sandbox, Netflix and sports are the toys kids want. DIDI was ironically all about collecting data not ride sharing as they seemed to imply. Not everyone wants or needs a driverless car right now. But that doesn't mean it is nonsense. There are reasons for it, especially once it works better than not just the average human, but a good non-distracted driver. For Apple, along with profitability and goals, another question is what timing they should being going for. The first entry isn't often the overall winner, but Apple also doesn't always go for "overall winner", instead focusing on certain market segments. A specific iPhone, or even as a whole group, doesn't have the very most marketshare. But in certain segments, including profitability, they do very well. There are a lot of routes Apple can take here. I don't necessarily see them entering the "complete car" market, though often it sounds like they will. But they are exploring things in the car market, including expanding CarPlay. I'm sure they are constantly thinking about their best course of action, even if whatever they end up going with doesn't match what every single person thinks they should do. To me it often seems like these "hobbies" are distracting Apple from its main focus. But being the largest company by market cap in the world (I believe they passed the oil company again), at times it is amazing how focused their product line really is.
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Post by duckpins on Sept 2, 2022 10:31:56 GMT -8
"Not everyone wants or needs a driverless car right now.
But that doesn't mean it is nonsense. There are reasons for it, especially once it works better than not just the average human, but a good non-distracted driver.
For Apple, along with profitability and goals, another question is what timing they should being going for. The first entry isn't often the overall winner, but Apple also doesn't always go for "overall winner", instead focusing on certain market segments. A specific iPhone, or even as a whole group, doesn't have the very most marketshare. But in certain segments, including profitability, they do very well.
There are a lot of routes Apple can take here. I don't necessarily see them entering the "complete car" market, though often it sounds like they will. But they are exploring things in the car market, including expanding CarPlay. I'm sure they are constantly thinking about their best course of action, even if whatever they end up going with doesn't match what every single person thinks they should do.
To me it often seems like these "hobbies" are distracting Apple from its main focus. But being the largest company by market cap in the world (I believe they passed the oil company again), at times it is amazing how focused their product line really is."
Musk is focusing on adding video games to his cars. This is batshit crazy and should be illegal. It is one thing to have a billion dollar plane fly in the sky where nothing is near automatically and another to have a car on the ground where kids, dogs and other cars are right in you face in a moment. The music-podcast-word books side of things is something apple could master, just tie in the phone and listen to GOT. Dominating that market seems worthwhile as it dovetails.
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