Apple share price hits $700 for the first time ever

23. Jelly_Bean posted on 17 Sep 2012, 18:51 11 9

Not for a long time though. They can't make dumb people more dumb with the same s**t again and again...!!!

27. Bernoulli posted on 17 Sep 2012, 19:16 8 2

That google has no room to grow ROFL!!! Since google is the current, undisputed solid OS owner across the smartphone world, along with google buying Motorola, I don't know what this article is trying to say really...

65. cheetah2k posted on 18 Sep 2012, 01:50 0 0

sell your stock now... bubbles gonna burst..!

67. JeffdaBeat posted on 18 Sep 2012, 03:04 0 1

People have been saying that since the stock hit $300. Seriously.

10. good2great posted on 17 Sep 2012, 17:12 2 0

not yet! you have to hold out...

the more android introduces new tech the more apple has time to patent and perfect it then add it into their iphone...

they will spoon feed it to everyone when the time is right then BAM!!! shares reach $1000........... thats a good time to sell sir...

19. hobble posted on 17 Sep 2012, 18:00 7 0

No wai sir. Sell and invest in Nokia. Two dollars a share and the hype behind WP8. Woooo money

58. eisenbricher posted on 18 Sep 2012, 00:19 0 0

Right said mate..

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11. arsenaljimenez posted on 17 Sep 2012, 17:12 2 1

You would think that by looking at the new iphone
but no, people are dumb enough to want it

22. bucky posted on 17 Sep 2012, 18:25 1 0

What's not new about it? CPU? Gpu? Camera? Screen? Ram? Battery? Ffc? You're right nm.

u r basing ur comment purely on what the software is and phones looks which is definitely subjective.

28. arsenaljimenez posted on 17 Sep 2012, 19:18 1 1

When did I say it wasn't new?
But those things that they upgraded were expected, and necessary to catch up with the competition but are nothing special, especially the screen size, and the design(pretty much the same as the older iphones).
That's why I said you would think it would drop by looking at it

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29. Bernoulli posted on 17 Sep 2012, 19:21 0 1

Perhaps you're right, however the iPhone has been known to introduce something new, but now them now updating to "quad core" & many other obsolete specs already in place there isn't much new in it, don't forget the lg maxx HD has four cores and a fifth underclocked core for battery life, and it's a shame that the new iPhone only has a gigabyte of ram, being that the phone industry is shifting to 2 gigs now o.O

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30. arsenaljimenez posted on 17 Sep 2012, 19:28 1 1

Yeah I don't think specs matter as much as people make them to be. Like wp7, one core, smooth since day one.
To shell out so much money for a phone like this, when there are better phones out there, I will never understand. Seems like people are getting brainwashed hahah :P

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8. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 17 Sep 2012, 17:07 3 9

thats the mindset of a true "dictator" bro......good job

13. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 17 Sep 2012, 17:18 2 9

hint: spoken with sarcasm

32. Lucas777 posted on 17 Sep 2012, 20:03 1 1

"stupid sony fan… smh" ya sound familiar?

and a dictator mindset is displeasure of many, pleasure of a few… any basic study of history shows that

40. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 17 Sep 2012, 21:22 0 2

steve jobs was a dictator bro so go figure......

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43. clevername posted on 17 Sep 2012, 21:31 0 2

He was a CEO and business man. He made his employees and customers happy(of course there are exceptions, and mean apple employees only) . Far from a dictator. Don't confuse his business tactics with a ruler that cares little for human life and less for human rights.

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45. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 17 Sep 2012, 21:36 1 1

word to the wise.....you dont have to make people suffer like hitler, mussalini etc.... to be a "dictator" it simply means you dictate and "determine" what peoples choices are by influence and power.........apple is doing both and steve jobs made sure it went that way........so gallitokings comment was very much so in sync with the way apple thinks....... make the world think they have the best device out and make them feel happy but at the same time......make them pay outrageous amounts for it....make the operating sytem limited and restricted......tell them what browser they should use and other things like that........thats dictating wheter you like or not........steve jobs said him self "you never let people decide what they want when deciding on a phone" meaning he felt like he knew what you want and it doesnt matter what you think you want personally because you are going to buy what i give you any way...........DICTATOR

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49. Lucas777 posted on 17 Sep 2012, 22:14 3 1

one fundemental problem with your argument: NOBODY IS FORCING PEOPLE TO BUY AN IPHONE

this is not fascist italy, nazi germany, or communist soviet union.. there are other options… and as android fans so like to say, they are arguably better options

People get an iphone because they LIKE it… people were forced to like nazism and fascism because there was no other choice… nobody likes communism though-- there are a range of smartphones to choice from, as opposed to governments to choose from

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51. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 17 Sep 2012, 22:44 1 3

controlling the media would be the same bro becuase if its all you see all the time then the choices will be little to none as people are not as smart as they think they are, people make choices off of their feelings and what "appeals" to the eye most of the time and thats why apples iphone is.... more "beautiful" than it is in depth in the operating system.......the whole idea of the "I" phone and its ecosystem is to be in union with each other and pretty much leave people no choice no matter how much better the other options are........once you are hooked into the apple ecosystem you wouldnt be able to leave if you wanted too because of all the money and time you done invested into it.......and hey why would you want to? beacause everyone else has it so it must be right......right? wrong apple is making decisions for you and making money off you.........and doing so with money.....influence (media) .......and i some cases bullying (court room)

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55. Lucas777 posted on 17 Sep 2012, 23:32 1 1

so your telling me that the 60% of people who own an android phone dont matter?

i am not sure whether you are mentally unstable or fall for apple advertising yourself…

there are other options and nobody is forcing people to buy an iphone. but they do because they like/want it. period.

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57. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 17 Sep 2012, 23:58 1 1

i understand its deeper than you may perceive so ill try to not preach to you but apple is indeed striving to be a strong dictator of this world......it is no coincidence that they are growing larger and larger each and every year........they are striving for "legal" control over you and everyone else on this planet......but will they succeed? i think one can only remain at the top for so long until being brought low.........just ask julius ceasar.........peace lucas nice chattin with you

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59. gallitoking posted on 18 Sep 2012, 00:50 2 0

Xperia calm down man.. dont think too much.. I just said Apple is not going anywhere me being happy is a plus but doesnt depend on Apple I do have a life you know

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62. 305Bucko posted on 18 Sep 2012, 00:59 1 1

I dont think thats gonna help. Hes on a ranting spree lol.

Im glad Lucas called him out on that. LOL Dictatorship?! Really?! Because Apple customers have no other choice but to buy apple products, right.

...And somehow they are all blind and dumb. ....And somehow, so are the investors in Wallstreet. xD

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64. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 18 Sep 2012, 01:37 1 1

like i said its some deep stuff for you to understand and preaching to you will take up alot of time and space but apples move to the nano chip is also a reinforcement of what they're trying to achieve .......one world order .....hence the "I" phone ..........."one" with the ecosystem type of thing.................. a false unity

dont think me dumb for prophesying about you're beloved company man im only telling you so you have DEEPER option than you think you have already.....peace

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66. 305Bucko posted on 18 Sep 2012, 01:57 1 1

"dont think me dumb" xD ...nooo NOT at all.

btw its not my beloved company. I dont hold stocks in their company, and I prefer Android.

I was unaware of all the subliminal messages and "conspiracy" behind all of this. This is certainly a revelation and I thank you for saving me from this evil cult.

Please let me know what it is you smoke/take so I too can see this "deep stuff"

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72. Lucas777 posted on 18 Sep 2012, 23:47 1 0

im gonna go with he's on acid…

ironic that he is the one falling for the apple "propaganda" over anybody else though haha

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12. good2great posted on 17 Sep 2012, 17:15 5 5

i have to commend you Gallito... you've kept you're composure through it all... even though apple has the leg up to brag right now. yet you don't troll...

#respect

hey what version iphone you're going with?

i never owned a white phone so i'm going with the white/32GB version i have a feeling they aren't gonna make black EarPods the white cords in the black phone just looks too tacky to me...

17. gallitoking posted on 17 Sep 2012, 17:43 4 0

16gb white iphone 5.. for the same reason. like the white earphones..

21. downphoenix posted on 17 Sep 2012, 18:20 4 0

Gallitoking, Im disappointed you're only getting a 16GB, that's not enough to prove your apple fandom.

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60. gallitoking posted on 18 Sep 2012, 00:54 1 0

I don tneed that much... i hardly got like nine gb on the 4S but you might be on to something

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15. luxzy801 posted on 17 Sep 2012, 17:29 3 0

I gotta agree with you on this one gallitoking; even if apple drops off from public view or interest, there will always be die hards that will always buy Macs. Just like in the 90's, Microsoft was rockin the OS and manufacturers left and right and little ol' Apple was in the corner making enough off of its die hards to survive.
So, in point, Apple is one of the companies that would always exist, mainly because other companies need them so they wont get sued by the government (ie: Microsoft's Anti-Monopoly case in which they paid Apple to stay up and be competitive)

34. tedkord posted on 17 Sep 2012, 20:32 2 1

Well, no. Apple needed Bill Gates and Microsoft to bail them out, or there would probably be no Apple now.

50. luxzy801 posted on 17 Sep 2012, 22:27 0 0

The reason why Gates bailed out Apple is because the US Government slapped a monopoly charge and found them guilty of Monopolizing the industry and forced Microsoft to allow the competition to have an advantage. And yes, you are right, if all this would not have happened, there would be no Apple.

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20. tha.fox posted on 17 Sep 2012, 18:10 2 0

good2great lets just rememebr the galaxys3 out scored the Iphone 5 on benchmarks with jelly bean installed :)

42. jroc74 posted on 17 Sep 2012, 21:30 0 0

Breaking pre order and sales records is a given. If it doesnt happen....thats news.

Benchmark scores from some benchmark tool most ppl never heard of...lol. Not saying the iPhone 5 wont have monster scores...just saying.

The scores I'm interested in is battery life...and except for LTE web browsing...the iPhone 5 comes up short against some current Android phones...the Maxx included. The Maxx HD will be a beast for battery life.

Google's is at $709. Its been $700+ since Sept 13.

44. jroc74 posted on 17 Sep 2012, 21:35 0 0

There is no need for Taco or any other pro Apple, iPhone folks to taunt or troll. There is enough info out there to counter any attempts.. ;)

See my post above.

37. jroc74 posted on 17 Sep 2012, 21:14 1 0

Thats true, I agree. But...I dont like the iPhone, never had one and probably wont ever get one.

BUT....I did have stock in Apple. Got it last year....was $500 or $600...and I was thinking....it wont get higher than this..

Oops...lol.

41. jroc74 posted on 17 Sep 2012, 21:25 0 0

Yea...I just posted this in a reply. Its been $700+ since Sept 13...Its sitting at $709 right now.

Go figure.

46. jroc74 posted on 17 Sep 2012, 21:41 0 0

Google hitting $700+ is in the article...but I see what you mean...

If anything...Google hitting this number shoulda been the main headline. Google is ads, Android, Google +, search engine, maps....just off the top of my head. Them doing it is borderline amazing. Apple doing it is.....meh...expected.

47. clevername posted on 17 Sep 2012, 21:44 1 0

Because apple more than doubled they're stock in a year. Google's stock has been over 600 for a long time.
In other words, Google has had a gradual ascent to 700. Apples rise to 7 hundred is unheard of for any company, apple or not.
This article is about the meteoric rise of a company, who cares about the name, to a point the most companies would only dream.
Google didn't have that kind of quick ascent. Not to say it isn't impressive, but it wasn't as impressive. That's why.

48. jroc74 posted on 17 Sep 2012, 21:54 0 0

Ah..I see. Yea...Sept 2nd last year Apple was 374 and Google was 524.

Sept 16 Apple was 400 Google was 526.

Still....to me with what Apple and Google does....I would think Apple woulda been higher than Google. Just based on iDevices alone.

70. MichaelHeller posted on 18 Sep 2012, 13:01 0 0

I honestly had meant to post the Google story when I saw it, but I swore another writer was working on it. Sorry it fell through the cracks.

52. g2a5b0e posted on 17 Sep 2012, 22:47 1 0

I was wondering if anyone caught the math mistake.

53. biophone posted on 17 Sep 2012, 22:49 1 0

I didn't see anyone else comment about it. lol

54. g2a5b0e posted on 17 Sep 2012, 22:57 0 0

Yeah...I was just gonna comment on it before I saw yours at the bottom here.

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