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MSFT Ruling Vs. AAPL
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AOL and Real got hammered on Thursday because of the Microsoft ruling. Apple didn’t (up 20 cents). I find that interesting in and of itself, but I am interested in what everyone thinks about the long term impact on AAPL.
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I do not know how to read it.
Plus: Microsoft must be careful on AOL and Rio, and may face real court suits on XP.
Minus: Microsoft could win out big on XP.
PS OS X is SOOOOO much nicer than XP.
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AAPL was actually down $.29 on Friday (-1.23%)
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The ruling of the Appeals Court gives Apple a slam dunk for treble damages, should they take it to court. I wonder what Mr. Bill will give to avoid that!
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But will Apple sue or threaten to sue MS?
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Favorite (but less relevant than it used to be) Quote: Microsoft’s tyranny lies not in its success, but in the way it achieved and maintains that success.
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Knowing Apple Legal… they will at least threaten to sue, just to see if they can make a deal with Microsoft. I don’t see Apple and Microsoft in court together in the near future.
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I would love to see Apple get tough with MS, but I can’t imagine that will happen any time soon. The Mac Business Unit is still far more important to Apple than it is to MS.
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Favorite (but less relevant than it used to be) Quote: Microsoft’s tyranny lies not in its success, but in the way it achieved and maintains that success.
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Good point Bryan. Even if it did, they probably have some sort of deal formed back when about not sueing each other or something.
Now that AAPL sunk 5% and the whole industry is down, when are we going to see some improvement?
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I think Apple will be bound to the under 25 mark until they turn in a good profit. Their P/E ratio is just too high to allow much movement to the positive.
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Favorite (but less relevant than it used to be) Quote: Microsoft’s tyranny lies not in its success, but in the way it achieved and maintains that success.
