My post was in response to an Apple vs Samsung thread, claiming that Apple was

Jul 23, 2014
12:32:49pm

Cougar-Duck

falling behind. Apple isn't falling behind anyone based on those numbers despite people wanting Apple to fail.

Other than for unethical business practices, why does anyone want a company to fail?

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Apple announced quarterly numbers. $7.7 billion in profits. 35.2 million iphones

Cougar-Duck

7/23/14 12:05pm

Look at the trend, Cougar-Duck. The trend.

SandYFan

7/23/14 12:05pm

I believe it was a record breaking quarter with highest EPS in a couple years

Tokolosh

7/23/14 12:09pm

You also have to look at outstanding shares. If Apple was involved in stock buy

RebelScum

7/23/14 12:19pm

You are correct, and that was my first thought when reading through the release

Tokolosh

7/23/14 12:25pm

$7.7 billion isn't that much, the well is drying up fast!

squirrelyearl

7/23/14 12:08pm

RE: Apple announced quarterly numbers. $7.7 billion in profits. 35.2 million

BYUMizzou

7/23/14 12:14pm

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Buffalo

7/23/14 12:18pm

Are you a Samsung stockholder?

Tokolosh

7/23/14 12:21pm

The fact that there is a debate is what's weird.

Byron McNertney

7/23/14 12:25pm

Are you new around here?

Tokolosh

7/23/14 12:28pm

That doesn't diminish the weirdness of it.

Byron McNertney

7/23/14 12:29pm

And yet you stay to participate. You have been assimilated.

Tokolosh

7/23/14 12:31pm

while you're at it, we need to know your political party.

Cougarclaw

7/23/14 12:35pm

Apple customer loyalty is a weird, weird, phenomenon. You're basically bragging

Byron McNertney

7/23/14 12:23pm

There is brand loyalty across industries...

Tokolosh

7/23/14 12:26pm

i think that is less true all the time, and much less true outside of apple

BYUtiful

7/23/14 12:35pm

I agree.

yfootball

7/23/14 2:51pm

Nope. I own Android, Apple, and Chrome devices. I find it weird how people hate

Cougar-Duck

7/23/14 12:30pm

I am glad Apple makes good products, competition benefits the consumer

permiso

7/23/14 12:39pm

largely agree w/this--apple is a quasi-religion among some

BYUtiful

7/23/14 12:34pm

To me it is amazing how Apple built a mega-empire out of the iphone.

Cougar-Duck

7/23/14 12:41pm

I think there will be a few next big things before self driving cars.

Defenestrator

7/23/14 12:53pm

Yeah probably you're right.

Cougar-Duck

7/23/14 12:57pm

We're only a year away from hoverboards after all

Defenestrator

7/23/14 12:59pm

I love the irony of their fans gloating about Apple's margins

permiso

7/23/14 12:38pm

Not to be ticky-tacky, but you simply showed the numbers from Apple. Then, you

RebelScum

7/23/14 12:25pm

My post was in response to an Apple vs Samsung thread, claiming that Apple was

Cougar-Duck

7/23/14 12:32pm

I couldn't say one way or another based on the information provided. It would

RebelScum

7/23/14 12:38pm

wait until the new "big screen" iphone is released in the fall... Sales are

crm48

7/23/14 12:29pm

Too big to fail, Apple is okay and will go on forever...

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