Monday, 04/08/13: $426.21

[Mav]

You're a leftie, Mercel?!?

So do you type with your left hand? ;D (/intentionally idiotic question)

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Apr 8, 2013 16:11:09 GMT -8 Mav said:

You're a leftie, Mercel?!?

So do you type with your left hand? ;D (/intentionally idiotic question)

I know that explains a few things, but yeah. That was my first attempt at TA. How'm I doin?

[Mav]

iPad? There a pie chart setting somewhere? ;D

[Red Shirted Ensign]

Apr 8, 2013 16:11:09 GMT -8 Mav said:

You're a leftie, Mercel?!?

So do you type with your left hand? ;D (/intentionally idiotic question)

Not only is Mercel left handed, he has dinosaur arms when it comes to picking up the check!

As for his TA, his avatar tells the story....

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Apr 8, 2013 16:29:45 GMT -8 Red Shirted Ensign said:

Apr 8, 2013 16:11:09 GMT -8 Mav said:

You're a leftie, Mercel?!?

So do you type with your left hand? ;D (/intentionally idiotic question)

Not only is Mercel left handed, he has dinosaur arms when it comes to picking up the check!

As for his TA, his avatar tells the story....

LOL. Nice forgettory there, or perhaps it's a case of mistaken identity?

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Here are the early results for re-election of Ron Johnson:



In other news, I moved some fresh money into my brokerage account today. To hell with moving day averages...

[gtrplyr]

Apr 8, 2013 16:35:28 GMT -8 marcellus said:

Here are the early results for re-election of Ron Johnson:



In other news, I moved some fresh money into my brokerage account today. To hell with moving day averages...

Too bad there is not a "HELL NO" option.

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Apr 8, 2013 16:39:09 GMT -8 gtrplyr said:

Apr 8, 2013 16:35:28 GMT -8 marcellus said:

Here are the early results for re-election of Ron Johnson:



In other news, I moved some fresh money into my brokerage account today. To hell with moving day averages...

Too bad there is not a "HELL NO" option.

Why not? Tim Cook is already stretched too thin and they've been unsuccessful replacing Browett.

I really don't think people are giving Ron Johnson his due and what he accomplished at Apple retail. He should be judged by his performance at Apple, not by his record of attempting to refloat the Titanic (aka J.C. Penney).

[Mav]

Moving day averages? ;D

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Apr 8, 2013 16:54:23 GMT -8 Mav said:

Moving day averages? ;D

Yeah, you know, 20, 50 100, 200. Hell, let's invent a 400? By the time Apple retakes the 200 day moving average I'll have made enough to buy Cuba, which will be a signal for some to get in line to order a Mai Tai at my bar. ;D

[sponge]

I say we get him back. Like I said on 2.0. We have 500 more stores to build. He can finish the job.

[sponge]

Apr 8, 2013 16:47:05 GMT -8 marcellus said:

Apr 8, 2013 16:39:09 GMT -8 gtrplyr said:

Too bad there is not a "HELL NO" option.

Why not? Tim Cook is already stretched too thin and they've been unsuccessful replacing Browett.

I really don't think people are giving Ron Johnson his due and what he accomplished at Apple retail. He should be judged by his performance at Apple, not by his record of attempting to refloat the Titanic (aka J.C. Penney).

Actually they used him, because I think he started something there that will reap rewards in a few more quarters.

[seabiscuit]

Apr 8, 2013 14:23:05 GMT -8 @burgess said:

Apple at the least needs someone with China Retail rollout experience near the top in Retail.

Does anyone know if Apple as a head guru for China?

[Mav]

Apr 8, 2013 17:01:41 GMT -8 marcellus said:

Apr 8, 2013 16:54:23 GMT -8 Mav said:

Moving day averages? ;D

Yeah, you know, 20, 50 100, 200. Hell, let's invent a 400? By the time Apple retakes the 200 day moving average I'll have made enough to buy Cuba, which will be a signal for some to get in line to order a Mai Tai at my bar. ;D

Nice! (It's DMA or SMA tho - I prefer the simple moving average/SMA term myself)

I'll be momo-ing it up by 460 if signs are right...

[lovemyipad]

Mercel, you crack me up!!!

[phoebear611]

I'm with gtrplyr ...Hell No on Johnson. He had a shot...seriously...is he the only retail person on the planet that AAPL can hire? That's hard to believe. All I can imagine is Johnson also saying, "Hey don't bet against us" in that soft spoken voice....and I CRINGE.
All this being said, nothing will surprise me - but it will be disappointing.

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Apr 8, 2013 17:06:42 GMT -8 Mav said:

Nice! (It's DMA or SMA tho - I prefer the simple moving average/SMA term myself)

You're getting too fancy, Mav.

And now, from the most AUTHORITATIVE source, I bring you CNBC to explain "Moving Day Average:"

www.cnbc.com/id/100405556

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Apr 8, 2013 17:34:50 GMT -8 lovemyipad said:

Mercel, you crack me up!!!

I'll pass the compliment on to my writers... ;D

[prazan]

Our old pal, the flinty eyed Bryan Chaffin, reports at the Mac Observer than new Canalys data reveals that app revenues grew 11% last quarter, and that Apple claimed 74% of the pie.

www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-continues-to-claim-lions-share-of-app-revenue?utm_source=macobserver&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_everything

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Apr 8, 2013 18:21:55 GMT -8 prazan said:

Our old pal, the flinty eyed Bryan Chaffin, reports at the Mac Observer than new Canalys data reveals that app revenues grew 11% last quarter, and that Apple claimed 74% of the pie.

www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-continues-to-claim-lions-share-of-app-revenue?utm_source=macobserver&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_everything

Your pal, not mine. ;D I like this story even better. Apple needs to run with this: Hospitals using iPads to connect new Mothers with new babies (I guess they wouldn't be old babies, eh?)

www.macrumors.com/2013/04/08/hospital-uses-ipads-to-connect-mothers-with-newborn-babies/

[rosie]

Mercel you're hot today! love the last post in the nicu...great idea and brought a smile to my face. as for we lefties, well, what can I say?

finally, my very own pie chart. or would that be pi chart?

[terps530]

I golf/swing leftie and write/throw righty- does that count for anything?!

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Apr 8, 2013 19:17:09 GMT -8 terps530 said:

I golf/swing leftie and write/throw righty- does that count for anything?!

That makes you a switch hitter. Sorry. ;D Perhaps a different thread, but I'm sure there are other closet lefties out there...

On topic. I never make a move without consulting Lovey's and Mav's favorite site: American Bulls.

[Red Shirted Ensign]

Ah, a buy if rating from American Bulls.

How ....definitive....

[Mav]

American Bulls***!!!

LOVE IT! (But not as much as RG does...talk about a true fan of that site!)

*** I dunno, I just like asterisks? ;D

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Apr 8, 2013 9:38:06 GMT -8 prazan said:

Apr 8, 2013 9:12:30 GMT -8 @greggthurman said:

Seeking Alpha, haven for every creative writer known to mankind trying to make a name for themselves. They can write but their research abilities, followed closely by strength of logic, is lacking to the point of being near non-existent.

Because of the wide range of writers published by Seeking Alpha, it's tough to generalize, except to say that the bar is set low. Even so, you can find terrific analysis published there, such as this from Helix Investment Research:

seekingalpha.com/article/1326121-apple-q2-earnings-preview-scrutinizing-negative-media-coverage-and-watching-the-r-d-expenses-of-california-s-fruit-company?source=feed

I will concede that for every 100 articles about Apple, published on Seeking Alpha, there are one, maybe two, that contain actual analysis (vs uninformed conjecture). The referenced article above would certainly qualify as one of the very few worthy reads.

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Apr 8, 2013 17:40:22 GMT -8 phoebear611 said:

I'm with gtrplyr ...Hell No on Johnson. He had a shot...seriously...is he the only retail person on the planet that AAPL can hire? That's hard to believe. All I can imagine is Johnson also saying, "Hey don't bet against us" in that soft spoken voice....and I CRINGE.
All this being said, nothing will surprise me - but it will be disappointing.

So you would deny your firm the best candidate because he had a shot to be more elsewhere, and took it? If no other, better suited for the position, materializes I say you do whats best for the Company, and shrug off the "he left us" animus.

I had a ploicy at my firm wherein I encouraged employees to better themselves, even if that meant they might go elsewhere. Some did, and of those 2 re-applied after absences of about a year and a half. I took them back for two reasons. They were good employees, and their stint on their own gave them a much better understanding of business decision making.

Ron Johnson is no different. He was the best candidate to run Apple retail when he accepted JC Penney's offer. That has not changed, he remains the best candidate. I would not fill that position with a lessor candidate over something as silly as Johnson tried to spread his wings.

I wish I could remember the name of the firm (very successful) that has an interesting way of handling promotions that don't work out. The employee was obviously very good at the previous position. So management accepts blame for the employee's failure and offers the employee a position similar to what he/she HAD held, without taking a pay cut. That kind of employment security has resulted in employees taking more personal risk, to the benefit of the Company.

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Apr 8, 2013 21:34:19 GMT -8 @greggthurman said:

Apr 8, 2013 17:40:22 GMT -8 phoebear611 said:

I'm with gtrplyr ...Hell No on Johnson. He had a shot...seriously...is he the only retail person on the planet that AAPL can hire? That's hard to believe. All I can imagine is Johnson also saying, "Hey don't bet against us" in that soft spoken voice....and I CRINGE.
All this being said, nothing will surprise me - but it will be disappointing.

So you would deny your firm the best candidate because he had a shot to be more elsewhere, and took it? If no other, better suited for the position, materializes I say you do whats best for the Company, and shrug off the "he left us" animus.

I had a ploicy at my firm wherein I encouraged employees to better themselves, even if that meant they might go elsewhere. Some did, and of those 2 re-applied after absences of about a year and a half. I took them back for two reasons. They were good employees, and their stint on their own gave them a much better understanding of business decision making.

Ron Johnson is no different. He was the best candidate to run Apple retail when he accepted JC Penney's offer. That has not changed, he remains the best candidate. I would not fill that position with a lessor candidate over something as silly as Johnson tried to spread his wings.

I wish I could remember the name of the firm (very successful) that has an interesting way of handling promotions that don't work out. The employee was obviously very good at the previous position. So management accepts blame for the employee's failure and offers the employee a position similar to what he/she HAD held, without taking a pay cut. That kind of employment security has resulted in employees taking more personal risk, to the benefit of the Company.

John Gruber on a recent podcast actually revealed that Apple has an internal practice of letting former employees return up to 2 years after they left, and retain the same position/rank within the company as when they left Apple.

I'm not sure how that applies to VP positions, but apparently Apple has a culture of welcoming back former employees with open arms - so I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Ron Johnson back at Apple.

Who knows, maybe Ron & TC are in regular contact, and TC might have left the retail chief position unfilled due to hints by Ron that he may need a job soon.