Apple shares fall further for a 10% off all-time highs, carrier subsidies and profit taking to blame

14. JeffdaBeat posted on 17 Apr 2012, 11:56 4 0

So by your same logic...we should be worried about Google too? Are all big stocks going to fall? Or do you just hope Apple fails? Two different things. Stocks fluctuate. People who panic on the day to day of stocks aren't the best investors...

Still, I'd be okay with ending subsidies...

17. remixfa posted on 17 Apr 2012, 12:41 2 2

I dont know why people want subsidies.. its a fools game. Your paying for the phone anyways by having increased monthly costs for the plan, upgrade fees, and all sorts of crap, just to get the phone cheaper. I'd rather pay full retail for the phone and have super cheap service without all the extra BS. The long term cost savings is almost always in your favor doing it that way compared to subsidized.

Which is why Tmobile can offer unlimited TTW for 60 while VZW and ATT have the similar plans at around 140. No subsidy is the way to go.

21. taco50 (banned) posted on 17 Apr 2012, 14:32 4 5

T Mo doesn't have unlimited

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22. remixfa posted on 17 Apr 2012, 22:03 2 2

do you ever stop playing the fool?

It is unlimited, it just throttles after a limit you set. There is no turning off, and there is no extra charges. So yes, its very much unlimited.
And its much better than ATT/VZW's double cost plans that charge you per extra gig, or Sprints more expensive plan that is slow as slow can be. I can get 10 gig data plan on Tmobile for just about the same price as the sprint plan, which is still 30 bux less than the 2 gig plan on ATT/VZW

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24. taco50 (banned) posted on 17 Apr 2012, 22:11 4 2

It's a marketing gimmick. If I had an all you can eat buffet, but after your 2nd plate I would only give you one item every 20 minutes is it really all you can eat. You of all people who complain about marketing gimmicks should know that.

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29. remixfa posted on 18 Apr 2012, 14:09 0 2

YES, taco, that is still all you can eat. you notice how you are still getting your plates until you cant eat anymore?

your confusing "unlimited", with "no throttles" they are 2 different things.

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31. taco50 (banned) posted on 18 Apr 2012, 14:17 2 0

It's a marketing gimmick and it's dishonest

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7. ilia1986 posted on 17 Apr 2012, 07:56 2 3

Hehe... with Steve not around anymore - the reality distortion field is beginning to dissipate. :)

11. taco50 (banned) posted on 17 Apr 2012, 09:52 4 6

Apple didn't say carriers are to blame. The article is speculating on why the stock dropped.

For all the people saying Apple is falling it will be a sad day for you when quarterly results are announced.

13. ilia1986 posted on 17 Apr 2012, 09:58 7 6

You don't understand.

We are happy when Apple gets hurt.

We don't care when Apple gets more money\profit\customer satisfaction.

The latter happens all the time but is meaningless to us. The former - once in a while - that's why it's a celebration for us. :)

15. taco50 (banned) posted on 17 Apr 2012, 12:33 3 6

First who is we and second why would you find joy in a company failing. If you don't like their product don't buy it. It's very simple actually.

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19. ilia1986 posted on 17 Apr 2012, 12:56 7 4

We are all those who hate the poisoned Apple.

And I find joy in a company failing for the same reason you would love it if a polititian you hate suddenly started looking bad on vote predictions.

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27. medicci37 posted on 18 Apr 2012, 09:32 1 3

Because they Suck !

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32. taco50 (banned) posted on 18 Apr 2012, 14:20 0 0

Very intelligent point you made there

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16. downphoenix posted on 17 Apr 2012, 12:34 0 0

you have a point. Im sure we'll see a nice uptick, as usual, when they do that.

18. remixfa posted on 17 Apr 2012, 12:42 2 3

the quarterly results? do you mean sales or money in the bank? Because sales are lagging. Samsung is dominating.

BTW, you never said what you wanted to do. I gave you a way out of the bet, you didnt say if you were taking it or wanted to get on the bet again.

20. taco50 (banned) posted on 17 Apr 2012, 14:14 3 3

The bet is still on if you're willing to agree right now that if you lose you're gone and if I lose I'm gone.

Sales are lagging? iPad sold 3 million in one weekend. How exactly is that lagging? iPhone is also gaining massive marketshare.

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23. remixfa posted on 17 Apr 2012, 22:04 2 3

bring it, taco.

and no alternate names like when you got banned for the last few months and kept reappearing under new names.

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25. taco50 (banned) posted on 17 Apr 2012, 22:13 3 2

Ok it will be nice to have you gone forever

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30. remixfa posted on 18 Apr 2012, 14:10 0 1

unlikely since they already started doing prelim reports and they all say the same thing.. not only did samsung sell more smartphones than apple, they sold more phones total than anyone.

id like to say its been a pleasure knowing you, but i try not to purposefully lie.

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33. davecann2 posted on 18 Apr 2012, 15:15 1 0

If I can interject for a moment...

I believe that all of Samsung’s smartphones combined have sold more than the latest iPhone. With that said not one single phone on the Market has sold more units then the current iPhone.

Funny how it take a company to produce 20 different models (if you want to call them different) and then claim they sell more than 1 device by 1 manufacture.

It may not seem true but simply google "Best Selling Smartphone".... before I get trashed here... Samsung is gaining grounds... and I guess you can argure using my argument because Apple now has multiple iPhones on the market as well.

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9. taz89 posted on 17 Apr 2012, 09:36 4 1

ipad mini? didnt steve jobs the apple god say NO ONE wants a smaller tablet

10. davecann2 posted on 17 Apr 2012, 09:42 3 1

That is true. I guess its safe to say that he was wrong because a lot of people would love to see a smaller cheaper version.

12. taz89 posted on 17 Apr 2012, 09:55 3 0

i guess jobs did say alot that he probably knew he wasnt right...also agree anyone who thinks apple or google will fall soon,these people are clearly stupid..obviously not saying they cant fall(rim,nokia,yahoo,aol etc) but these apple.microsoft,googlw will be flourishing for few more years atleast..

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26. bvalde09 posted on 18 Apr 2012, 00:46 0 1

Ipad Mini? Never gonna happen

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28. Mandroid posted on 18 Apr 2012, 13:46 0 1

It already did. It's called the 'ipod', or the "iphone" if you want your ipad mini to make calls.

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