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Post by Luckychoices on Mar 21, 2024 19:18:40 GMT -8
It's not a question of what *I* would prefer. It wasn't that long ago that you were trying to get more people to comment on the daily tread...this periodic, highly abusive political commentary is only going to attract people who agree with it...but will repel those who don't. And, IMO, the people who insist on making these periodic abusive political statements don't give a rat's ass about whether the AFB is around a year from now or not. Keeping the discussion *completely* non-political and focused on AAPL/Apple will help this board survive. The Moderators should be moderating...otherwise, why are they needed? It looks like you've only been averaging about a half a post a day for the past 3 weeks, including all threads. Yes, because even though I *visit* the AFB several times a day, I only post something when I have something to share about AAPL/Apple. I don't comment on the weather or what my wife and I are doing that day. Today you posted 3 times. Around 600% of normal. It seems like this abusive political commentary isn't only going to attract people who agree with it. Are you serious? I posted my comments today without responding to the poster because that would only cause a back and forth political argument. Are you suggesting that I should respond *directly* to the poster in the future? That's fine with me. But hey, lots of people were down today, with several of us down 7 figures like you were, and I think some people even down 8 figures. That can really get people riled up, and being absolute in troubling times is a little tone deaf. Not all of us can completely be "an unemotional investor". Down 7 figures? Down 8 figures? Big deal. AAPL finished at $171.37 today, $46.30 higher than on 01/03/23. Did people get *riled up* on that date? JD's comments were a little political, but I don't think you can truthfully say that there is no truth in them. Different political parties do lean different ways on different issues. Imagine that! If you consider JD's comments "a little political", you should be absolutely silent when someone responds to JD's taunt, "Seems to be crickets from the usual suspects defending the Biden Admin on this one." Again, the poll from before showed that most people felt the moderation was at a fairly good level, with a slight tilt towards worrying about things a little less. Some people said that they couldn't possibly agree with any of the poll choices within the 5 options given. Yes, the poll that you wrote with the options you decided should be there. You seem to consistently dislike JD's posts, worrying that his inability to 100% keep politics out of it will sink the board. Actually, I think JD contributes a great deal to the board when he sticks to AAPL/Apple. But he knows he can say anything he likes and nobody will say boo. We have 4 active moderators across the spectrum of political views, and no moderator brought it up. Well, if none of the other 3 brought it up, I guess there's no problem. /s I think we realize we are all different people and have different idiosyncrasies (or issues), along with different preferences. We don't agree with all things that posters here believe or feel. But getting viewpoints from a variety of different people here has been important enough that we keep coming back here for well over a decade. The political arguments in the Dungeon were shutdown for a very legitimate reason...you've apparently forgotten what that reason was. Thanks for your input. It's nice to see the thoughts and reactions of multiple users across a wide range of viewpoints. Right.
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Post by Luckychoices on Mar 21, 2024 19:32:36 GMT -8
Well, there it is, Apple's friends, Joe Biden and Merrick Garland! So glad all that pandering to the Democrats worked out for Tim Cook and Apple. The good news is, this case will be abandoned in 2025 when daddy comes back, just as happened with Microsoft in 2001. 50% market share has never been held to be a monopoly. Seems to be crickets from the usual suspects defending the Biden Admin on this one.
In case you are wondering where this one is headed: Biden Directs DOJ to Reinstate ‘Slush Fund’ Settlement Payments to Special Interest GroupsBiden's DOJ wants cash. Hopefully Apple can hold out until January 20 2025. The DOJ lawsuit against Apple is complete and utter bullshit. But we should at least be aware that it *started* under daddy's administration...and daddy could sure use cash right now. U.S. Moves Closer to Filing Sweeping Antitrust Case Against AppleWhen the Justice Department started its tech investigations in 2019, it prioritized its antitrust review of Google over Apple because it lacked the financial resources and personnel to fully evaluate both companies, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. That changed in 2022 after the department’s budget increased.When the Justice Department started its tech investigations in 2019, it prioritized its antitrust review of Google over Apple because it lacked the financial resources and personnel to fully evaluate both companies, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. That changed in 2022 after the department’s budget increased.
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Post by Lstream on Mar 21, 2024 19:36:29 GMT -8
Ya, it’s f’ing convenient to forget which administration started this bull shit.
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Post by 4aapl on Mar 21, 2024 20:46:26 GMT -8
I think we realize we are all different people and have different idiosyncrasies (or issues), along with different preferences. We don't agree with all things that posters here believe or feel. But getting viewpoints from a variety of different people here has been important enough that we keep coming back here for well over a decade. The political arguments in the Dungeon were shutdown for a very legitimate reason...you've apparently forgotten what that reason was. The political fights in the Dungeon were shut down mainly because of name calling, of people here or of people in general. It looks like you have come the closest to that today. As much as I dislike it, thanks for showing how you really feel. Hope it made you feel good
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Post by aapl on Mar 22, 2024 3:13:34 GMT -8
This antitrust suit is just about doing something so it looks like you're doing something. It's so poorly written with so many errors of fact that it has no chance of winning and accomplishing much in the way of change. Have you read the complaint or read those who have written after reading it. It may take a while to clear but we're likely going to look back and say this was a buying opportunity.
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Post by Lstream on Mar 22, 2024 3:44:04 GMT -8
I read this. Thanks. This suit is almost comically bad, which Sinofsky does a great job of exposing. Including flat-out lies. Big government hates success. Hopefully some day there will be some accountability for the ass-clowns that wrote this. What a joke.
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