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  • M Mark_Wallace

    Back then, the popularity of Win '95 had all but killed apple. It was money from microsoft that saved them. And their rise back to solvency has had precious little to do with computers, but more with gadgets that have computer chips in them -- first the ipod, then the iphone and the ipad -- and with the money from the app store/itunes. I wouldn't be surprised if they've paid out more in produce placement of their computers than they've made from them, even with their ridiculously high profit margins.

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    Lost User
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    I just knew people wouldn't be able to put their hatred of Apple away long enough to appreciate AAPL. Let it go, man. Let it go. ;)

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      I just knew people wouldn't be able to put their hatred of Apple away long enough to appreciate AAPL. Let it go, man. Let it go. ;)

      Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.

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      WTF are you talking about? I don't hate apple, I just have no respect for them -- and the day that money becomes the measure for identifying something's true worth is the day when we deserve a really big solar flare. Drug dealers have huge profit margins, too. That doesn't mean they have a superior product. Or are you saying that I should celebrate the money they make?

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        Don't worry - I know what a market cap means. I was just being a bit overzealous...

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        I was just being cheeky.

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        • L Lost User

          How many people remember Michael Dell's famous 1997 quote when asked what he'd do to fix Apple? "What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders," [^] At the closing bell today Apple's market capitalization is $774.7 billion. That's right folks, bigger than Microsoft ($362.2B) and Google ($362B)... combined! Probably enough left over to buy Dell. Regardless of how you feel about Apple products you have to admit that AAPL has been an amazing stock since 1997.

          Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.

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          That means apple could shut up shop and give everyone in the world $100 If it was spread around according to current wealth, it could solve poverty world-wide at a stroke!

          PooperPig - Coming Soon

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            WTF are you talking about? I don't hate apple, I just have no respect for them -- and the day that money becomes the measure for identifying something's true worth is the day when we deserve a really big solar flare. Drug dealers have huge profit margins, too. That doesn't mean they have a superior product. Or are you saying that I should celebrate the money they make?

            I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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            Never mind. I was just appreciating the stock's performance - I have no desire to get into a discussion about capitalism or drug dealers.

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              Never mind. I was just appreciating the stock's performance - I have no desire to get into a discussion about capitalism or drug dealers.

              Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.

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              Mike Mullikin wrote:

              capitalism or drug dealers

              See how well those things go together in a sentence?

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                That means apple could shut up shop and give everyone in the world $100 If it was spread around according to current wealth, it could solve poverty world-wide at a stroke!

                PooperPig - Coming Soon

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                Rage
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                So.... what are we waiting for ?

                Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                • L Lost User

                  How many people remember Michael Dell's famous 1997 quote when asked what he'd do to fix Apple? "What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders," [^] At the closing bell today Apple's market capitalization is $774.7 billion. That's right folks, bigger than Microsoft ($362.2B) and Google ($362B)... combined! Probably enough left over to buy Dell. Regardless of how you feel about Apple products you have to admit that AAPL has been an amazing stock since 1997.

                  Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.

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                  Rage
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                  Mike Mullikin wrote:

                  has been an amazing stock since 1997

                  Statistically, this must be true for a lot of stocks since 1997.

                  Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                  • M Mark_Wallace

                    Mike Mullikin wrote:

                    capitalism or drug dealers

                    See how well those things go together in a sentence?

                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                    :laugh: Not nearly as well as socialism and communism. :doh:

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                      Mike Mullikin wrote:

                      has been an amazing stock since 1997

                      Statistically, this must be true for a lot of stocks since 1997.

                      Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                      Rage wrote:

                      Statistically, this must be true for a lot of stocks since 1997.

                      Maybe, but very few have gone from near bankruptcy to being the most valuable company in the world.

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                        :laugh: Not nearly as well as socialism and communism. :doh:

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                        Mark_Wallace
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                        You obviously don't understand either word. But that's not surprising, the amount of capitalist indoctrination and propaganda you appear to have been subjected to.

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                        • M Mark_Wallace

                          You obviously don't understand either word. But that's not surprising, the amount of capitalist indoctrination and propaganda you appear to have been subjected to.

                          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                          Wow! Your arrogance is appalling. :omg: :omg: :omg:

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                            Wow! Your arrogance is appalling. :omg: :omg: :omg:

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                            Less so than your lack of knowledge of terms that you just drop into discussion, apparently. Idiots who call themselves communists and idiots who call themselves socialist are just as ready to kill each other as idiots who call themselves capitalist, muslim, christian, or nihilist. Only idiots who have been indoctrinated into one of the other groups of idiots believe that communism and socialism are in any way allied. All any of the groups of idiots do is invent bollocks that states that their brand of idiocy is superior to all the other idiots' idiocies. Your telling me that capitalistic gains are marvellous falls on ears that are just as deaf to idiots who tell me I should worship one African god or another. Just keep your money-based religion out of the Lounge, eh? The rule is there for a reason.

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                              Less so than your lack of knowledge of terms that you just drop into discussion, apparently. Idiots who call themselves communists and idiots who call themselves socialist are just as ready to kill each other as idiots who call themselves capitalist, muslim, christian, or nihilist. Only idiots who have been indoctrinated into one of the other groups of idiots believe that communism and socialism are in any way allied. All any of the groups of idiots do is invent bollocks that states that their brand of idiocy is superior to all the other idiots' idiocies. Your telling me that capitalistic gains are marvellous falls on ears that are just as deaf to idiots who tell me I should worship one African god or another. Just keep your money-based religion out of the Lounge, eh? The rule is there for a reason.

                              I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                              You may want to see a therapist, pal. You obviously have some serious issues that need to be worked out. Good luck. :|

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                                You may want to see a therapist, pal. You obviously have some serious issues that need to be worked out. Good luck. :|

                                Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.

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                                Just my way of letting the trolls know that bothering me is too much trouble. Off you go, then. Go try to annoy someone else.

                                I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                • M Mark_Wallace

                                  Just my way of letting the trolls know that bothering me is too much trouble. Off you go, then. Go try to annoy someone else.

                                  I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                  Mark_Wallace wrote:

                                  Go try to annoy someone else.

                                  Huh? You're the one who responded to my original post crying about Apple's choice of products and product placement. Then you went off on a tangent about the evils of money and drug dealers before finally delivering a diatribe about "idiots" being indoctrinated into the "religions" of various political and economic theories. By every definition, you're the troll in this "discussion". Maybe its time for a vacation... :wtf:

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                                    Mark_Wallace wrote:

                                    Go try to annoy someone else.

                                    Huh? You're the one who responded to my original post crying about Apple's choice of products and product placement. Then you went off on a tangent about the evils of money and drug dealers before finally delivering a diatribe about "idiots" being indoctrinated into the "religions" of various political and economic theories. By every definition, you're the troll in this "discussion". Maybe its time for a vacation... :wtf:

                                    Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.

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                                    No, I invited you to step off your capitalist pulpit by reminding you of history, and you decided to insult me. That is how trolls behave. I'm sure you'll think twice before doing it again.

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                                    • M Mark_Wallace

                                      No, I invited you to step off your capitalist pulpit by reminding you of history, and you decided to insult me. That is how trolls behave. I'm sure you'll think twice before doing it again.

                                      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                      Good grief! :rolleyes: The first insult in this thread was your snide comment about me being "subjected" to "capitalist indoctrination and propaganda".

                                      Mark_Wallace wrote:

                                      I'm sure you'll think twice before doing it again.

                                      I don't plan on reading any more of your posts if that's what you mean... and I'd appreciate it if you didn't respond to any of mine.

                                      Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.

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                                        Good grief! :rolleyes: The first insult in this thread was your snide comment about me being "subjected" to "capitalist indoctrination and propaganda".

                                        Mark_Wallace wrote:

                                        I'm sure you'll think twice before doing it again.

                                        I don't plan on reading any more of your posts if that's what you mean... and I'd appreciate it if you didn't respond to any of mine.

                                        Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.

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                                        So personally accusing someone of being a "hater" is your very best behaviour? You just didn't want to be reminded that the capitalist idols you adore had had to be rescued from oblivion, so anyone who mentioned it must obviously be a "hater", mustn't he? Just like anyone who doesn't worship Allah is a "hater" to the most heavily indoctrinated and deluded followers. What a charmer you are. Keep your religion out of the Lounge.

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                                        • L Lost User

                                          How many people remember Michael Dell's famous 1997 quote when asked what he'd do to fix Apple? "What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders," [^] At the closing bell today Apple's market capitalization is $774.7 billion. That's right folks, bigger than Microsoft ($362.2B) and Google ($362B)... combined! Probably enough left over to buy Dell. Regardless of how you feel about Apple products you have to admit that AAPL has been an amazing stock since 1997.

                                          Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.

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                                          Swings and roundabouts. In the early and mid 90s no one would have predicted that MS wouldn't continue to dominate. Apple's time will pass, eventually.

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