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Originally Posted by nostatic
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"The price premiums that people pay for Macintoshes over PCs will be looked at more carefully."
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We will see if, in this economic climate, people will continue to pay such a premium for a computer that adds little additional value. In addition, I see little growth in iPods. How many more people need one?
Steve Jobs had carcinoma of the pancreas. The tumors hide in the head of the pancreas and get into the bile ducts. Patients rarely survive long. Do a search.
MSFT actually is bringing its employee count back to levels of last June 30 as they have been hiring in sales and marketing as well as R&D.
That moron just guided the company to a $50B profit in the ttm period. The operating margin is 39%. MSFT has $2B in debt and $20B in cash.
What will happen when the economy slows purchases of Apple products as the stock market realizes that Jobs will not be returning to the office?