Apple

[Grieve]

Really 100m?? Your praising this action? Yes its a lot to you and me, but they need to be talking about Billions. 100m from a hundred billion is a joke.

Oops, that was a typo by me - they are retuning 100 BILLION to investors. I think it's $60b in buybacks and $40b in dividends. So they are doing exactly what you are asking.

Icahn wants them to return even more, but not with their existing cash - by borrowing more money. I personally don't want to see them rack up too much debt.

When it comes to investing, its not about moral compass. Its about making money. I would have sold at 500, but think Icahan and Einhorn are going to play a game here that will drive this stock up. This is the only reason I still have it.

So you think Apple is doomed, but you're in it for a quick bump? If that's the case, what's your target?

By the way my wife just upgraded phones and dumped has iPhone for the Samsung 4s

My commiserations to her - I predict buyer's remorse!

This is the future of Apple unless they do something. They well turn into a commodity company for iphone/pad. It is their only significant revenue, and it is under attack from everywhere.

By this time next year (if not sooner) I'm pretty sure you will have changed your tune...

I wish they were a organic home grown do no evil company.

Like...?

I mean really, they are an American manufacturing corporation. To bad they don't make anything in America.

Apple's new Mac Pro will be manufactured in America. Google's Moto X will be manufactured in America. I suspect both will have significant premiums because of that (Moto X already does). Let's see if Americans truly do want "made in America"...and are willing to pay up for it.