Macs have been the bottom scum of the PC world for years, they have never had a fighting chance until recently and it’s amazing at how many jaded Mac users will shame their pride by posting such ludicrous bullcrap suggesting that their systems run better than PCs. You guys keep burning your money on computers that someone could buy a decent used car on while the smart computer users build their own PCS for 1/2 the price and 2x the power

Mac = The ignorant persons computer
Mac = A computer for idiots.

Apparently the brain child that conceived the above statement has no knowledge of knowing the real power of using a REAL computer and not some sort of PC knock off or cheap imitation thereof. MACS are for PROFESSIONALS!!! Not the lame home body that hasn’t got the talent to open a page on the internet, no less being able to find it.
PC=Pretty Crappy
PC=Lame asses who use a computer to play games.

Has anyone mentioned Apple’s $20 Billion in cash reserves? I doubt if they’ll be going to Microsoft for a bailout, like Tom in NJ says.

Did anyone looked to see what these analysts track records are? How accurate were they in the last four quarters in predicting revenues, profits and shipments?

Does anyone think that the deferred iPhone revenue that Apple is still able to book will cushion softness in the PC market?

Does anyone think that Apple is just sitting there resting on its laurels without any new products and strategies to grow the company?

Does anyone think that 40 percent off the high will look like a buying opportunity a year from now?

Does anyone think that Ms. Melon’s regerence to a voracious worm eating Apple’s pancreas is funny? Or just plain creepy?

I’m also sick of the virus comment, it’s been years since there was a virus that impacted people 95% of all issues are related to spyware/trojan type which are browser based and last I saw Apple is pumping out as many security fixes as anyone.

No matter how many ipods Apple sells they will never have a large market share due to their cost which no matter how you slice the other the cost is only up front drivel. Again if I bought a luxury car I could expect less issues vs. a cheaper car but there are a whole lot of people that can’t afford the luxury car and seeing the market reaction they expect there will be less people affording Apple and things deemed non-essential for the next few months.

Macs have been the bottom scum of the PC world for years, they have never had a fighting chance until recently and it’s amazing at how many jaded Mac users will shame their pride by posting such ludicrous bullcrap suggesting that their systems run better than PCs. You guys keep burning your money on computers that someone could buy a decent used car on while the smart computer users build their own PCS for 1/2 the price and 2x the power

Mac = The ignorant persons computer

Macs have been the bottom scum of the PC world for years, they have never had a fighting chance until recently and it’s amazing at how many jaded Mac users will shame their pride by posting such ludicrous bullcrap suggesting that their systems run better than PCs. You guys keep burning your money on computers that someone could buy a decent used car on while the smart computer users build their own PCS for 1/2 the price and 2x the power

Mac = The ignorant persons computer
Mac = A computer for idiots.

Probably the best computer ever designed (for its time certainly) was the Commodore Amiga, but it didn’t matter that it was better than either Apple or IBM clones at the time. What mattered was, it had less support.

When it comes to computers, support (read open architecture) is everything.

Everytime Apple puts out conservative forecasts and then blows them out of the water. How many companies can you say are profitable…not many and Apple is the cream of the crop.

Recession or not…people will buy things that make them happy. Ipods, Itunes music are 2 of those things. I know people that didn’t have much money but saved for an Ipod. As for the PC market, Apple has a ton to gain in it in %.

Stupid reporting from analysts that couldnt even predict this financial crisis like I did 5 years ago.

So while this panic is going on, I’m going to drink some alkaline water, download some music to my iPhone and go see a movie, just like most of America is doing tonight.

As a former journalist, I’d like to see more in this article. What is the average income for a Mac buyer vs. PC buyer and the type of job both bring to the market? Most of my friends are upwardly mobile, well-educated and are positioned in education or the arts. Most of my PC friends bought PC because it was all they could afford.

That information would be useful before making stock decisions. The poor by PCs. For those of you who aren’t poor, this might be the time for your businesses to rethink their computer. Macs save money.

For years, we on the Mac side are used to bad news and people counting us out. Then something happens. The next product comes out and we have to have it.

Apple prefers not to compete in the sub-$500 loss leader market. It makes no sense to Apple (or its investors) to sell 10 million computers and lose money on each one. Given the option to be the biggest computer company or the most profitable, Apple prefers ‘most profitable’.

Apple commands 66% of the very profitable over-$1000 market (see http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-9947501-37.html) and earns approximately 30% profit on each and every Mac sold.

For the last time, Apple computer are not overpriced! In fact, in many instances, they cost less then comparatively configured computers manufactured by other major computer makers. (see http://systemshootouts.org)

Unlike companies like Dell and Acer, Apple has a variety of revenue streams – Macs, iPods, iPhones, iTunes Music Store (the #1 music retailer in the country), the new iApp store (over $100 million income in under 60 days) – and because of that Apple is poised to have the biggest quarter in the company’s history.

While the PC industry is shrinking, Apple is thriving – up 36% year-over-year. Over twice the industry.

The truth is, we’ve become so focused on stock prices and performance that we’ve lost sight of true measures of success–Did the company make money? In this case, Apple has been sporting a gross margin well in excess of 34%. By comparison, Dell recently reported a margin of slightly more than 17%. (Remember oil company executives were skewered by Congress when their margins peaked at 8-12%.)

In this report, there was no mention of eroding profitability. Instead, profit growth won’t achieve the 9% level anticipated. Sad Apple will have to settle for only 6%. How may wage earning readers anticipate a 6% pay raise this year, in the midst of an economic crisis that may be just beginning?