Apple Stock Today

[XZeroII]

Originally posted by: tuteja1986
iphone with 50% profit margin will make sure apple stock would go even higher. This product will sell like ipod and their nothing many company can do to stop it. Apple has good marketing and hardcore fanatical follower just like Hitler did. I think LG , Nokia and Sony really need to design and manfuacture a phone like the iphone and flood it in ever country that they can. Also launch adds like Apple do making it look like cool or what ever the people think after watching apple adds.

The iPhone is going to PS3 if they price it at $600. It will be a great toy for those with lots of money to throw around, but the hype will cool really fast.

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: tuteja1986
Apple makes crap loads on Apple Mac Pro because most user always add more ram and Hard drive when they configure it. My buddy bought 3x Mac pro with the config listed below for his company.



* Two 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
* 8GB 667 DDR2 FB DIMM ECC - 4x2GB
* 750GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive - 7200 rpm
* 750GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive - 7200 rpm
* 750GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive - 7200 rpm
* 750GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive - 7200 rpm
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 512MB SDRAM
* Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel) - ANZ
* 2 x SuperDrive
* Fibre Channel PCI Express Card 2GB
* Apple Wireless Keyboard & Mighty Mouse
* AppleCare Protection Plan for Mac Pro/Power Mac (w/or w/o Display) - Auto-enroll

$21,011.00AUD (16,586.53 USD) ... Tell me if this computer is worth that much

Why of course! :laugh:

 

[preslove]

I really doubt Apple's computer line is in any trouble. They're winning the hearts and minds of College students everywhere. I have heard "I just want to get a mac laptop" several times in the last month, randomly. My house has a total of 5 people in it. 3 macs. My college just bought a new professor two 23" displays for her 3gh, 4gb, 500gb hd mac pro, on top of the maxed out mac book pro. We're setting up another mac pro for another professor. Apple's hardware is the most coveted in the industry by non-enthusiast, affluent Americans. This is the most coveted market, anywhere.

Apple's lifestyle dynamic still nets them margins significantly higher than other manufacturers, on top of a brand loyalty that has no rival in the PC or the CE markets.

As for the iPhone, I think it won't sell beyond the fanboi and the most affluent communities at $500. Considering that the smart phone market is mostly business people and professionals who need to send emails and messages very quickly, the lack of a qwerty keyboard and an Outlook functionality will keep it niche. It's definately possible that the initial craze could recoups r&d because the retail price is almost twice materials and Cingular must have paid a lot for its exclusive deal. Once the craze dies down they can reduce the price and then come out with their new model. It really depends on how much they spent devoloping it.