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Stock split is purely psychological. There is no 'real' value in it, just more stock valued at less. Generally, the price does increase because it is perceived as more "affordable", so a $100 stock is more accessible than a $400 stock price.
Purely psychological, but, historically, it does lead to higher prices (hence why they do it in the first place - even Berkshire B shares split not to long ago).
Is it "not to be missed out on", no one knows, if they did, it would be 10x what it is now and we are at all time highs (correct?). That's true for many, many stocks, though.
You can make arguments any way you like.Everyone wishes they bought something when it was pennies (I think our Apple guru, Mr. Mono, has plenty of stock bought at pennies compared to today's value). Investing wise, you have to separate what you "like" from what is a "good investment", otherwise you get bogged down with emotions (which is fine, as long as you recognize it - I kick myself for not buying Apple when it was $100, long ago, but pat myself on the back for buying Google and others).
If you want to make money, pay attention to a few companies that you understand (Buffet's famous criteria) and buy low, wait, then buy more on pull backs.
Every good company can perform, but we are at super, super highs for the overall market, which has me personally worried a little. Just too much froth - everything is "good".
I bough MS not long ago and its already up more than 20%, for example, but I have faith in their direction. Apple, as a company, will do great, but their stock is super valued, so I am hesitant to buy as an "investment".
- inteliboy0
Profits, profits, profits. Yet the media still claim gloom and doom. ie. This is todays paper:
"Worries for iPad as Apple faces challenges on all fronts"
What in the fuck?
Sometimes I think Murdoch is out to get Apple.
- mg330
Okay guys, I am really confused. The stock right now is out about $97 a share. Wasn't in recently in the hundreds, like in the 400s as recent as last year? There are screenshots further back in this thread showing it in the 400s last July, but when I look at the stock app it shows it never getting above 100 and even the last five years.
What gives? Can someone explain this?
- fadein110
Oh dear that is bad. v.bad. and to the sound of some god awful EDM... sigh.
- formed0
I think the iPhone will be a huge hit, again. Simply due to the fact that they are the only ones making (HTC, maybe) a phone with quality materials.
I hope I am wrong and we get some quality handsets, but I've been hugely disappointed with the S5 and LG's G3, both feel like crappy pieces of plastic, imho.
That said, Google's L looks to [finally] put Android's design above Apples. Combine that w/ quality materials and i'll jump, combine it with cheap plastic and I'll think hard about it. I doubt I'll be the only one.
- I'm probably too used tot he heft of the 4s, though, but I do like metal/quality materialsformed
- set0
^ I agree partly, however the second you drop them they're fucked.
I had the Sony Xperia Z, which had a rubber skeleton, it still looked super nice quality and I dropped it on concrete three times and it had nothing more than very minor scuffs on the edges.
- I think it looks nicer than an iphone, is waterproof and super strong. See what I mean by 'skeleton' http://cdn0.soyacinc…set
- but yes the S5 and LG are disappointingly tacky, for sure.set
- sem0
- ernexbcn0
Apple and IBM Forge Global Partnership to Transform Enterprise Mobility
- freedom0
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- autoflavour0
Apple should make a ..
- Krassy0
Apple Is Pulling Away From the Agency That Created Its Most Iconic Ads
- utopian0
"Nice job, Apple, but I'm not leaving Android or Windows"
- looks like he's just comparing features to ones by Google, which is fine, but doesn't really warrant disappointmentmonospaced
- so he uses the features on Chrome, which is obviously not available on Mac OS Xmonospaced
- ernexbcn0
Bump. WWDC keynote begins in 25 mins, streaming here (Safari required)
http://www.apple.com/apple-event…
Also on Apple TV if you have one.
- prophetone0
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