Comments on: Beleaguered HP takes $8.8 billion writedown on Autonomy; forecasts profit miss on slumping Windows PC sales

By: Scott in Japan

Scott in Japan — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:25:16 +0000

Circling…. Circling…… Circling …………………

By: C

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:45:06 +0000

I understand the origin of using “beleaguered.” But it’s gotten so repetitive on this site.

Also, Apple was beleaguered at one time. Thank goodness they aren’t now.

By: Paul B

Paul B — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:38:18 +0000

“The earnings report came less than a week after Dell Inc. reported fiscal third-quarter revenue fell 11 percent and PC sales dropped 19 percent, amid competition from Apple Inc.’s iPad…”

So from this (as is the norm) Apple stock is down today too.

I don’t get it. Why would the stock of your competitor go down when your sales are down because of said competitor? Someone please explain. Why isn’t AAPL flying up on this news?

By: qka

qka — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:55:03 +0000

You’re new here, aren’t you?

“Beleaguered” is the Apple community’s way of repaying all those who loved calling Apple “beleaguered” when they were in trouble, especially in the late 1990s, and when the first iMac and iPod were introduced. The favor is being returned ten fold.

If you’re going to hang around here, get used to it.

By: hannahjs

hannahjs — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:51:27 +0000

Benighted, then. But no way are we removing their feet from the fire.

By: Road Warrior

Road Warrior — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:31:38 +0000

The situation is very different when people can observe and think critically for themselves. Empowered people are a threat to those who thrive on usurping personal power from others.

It’s not just America, it’s world wide. As the natural instinctive connective values of children is replaced by arbitrary rules and regulations modern day adult zombies are formed.

America will never reverse the rot on it’s own.

By: Observer

Observer — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:28:22 +0000

What kills me about this news, as well as other in the “PC” business, is that if Apple missed estimates as bad as any of these companies have then the stock would drop off a cliff.
Why can’t these analysis figure out that Apple is not playing the same game as the PC vendors and if the PC industry is suffering then Apple is reaping the rewards. Today Apple is being dragged down because of more bad news to the PC industry. When will they learn that bad news for them is very good news for Apple and their post-PC position.

By: iNeuron

iNeuron — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:15:44 +0000

HP. Non Homo Economicus.

By: C

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:41:51 +0000

Enough with calling every company that isn’t doing well “beleaguered” on this site, sheesh. Get a new word.

By: qka

qka — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:40:59 +0000

So will you be avoiding all the cheap, cheap, cheap Black Friday (and Thursday) madness this week?

By: Necron99

Necron99 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:34:21 +0000

Revolving door CEO Leo Apotheker’s parting gift that just keeps giving.

By: althegeo

althegeo — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:07:44 +0000

There is something radically wrong when you have to critique your own comment.

By: vsp

vsp — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:14:32 +0000

Why do HP, Dell and many technology companies fall flat on their faces? They were supposed to lead American technology parade but unfortunately they were big disappointments. The reason? It’s Microsoft’s, Google’s and Amazon’s business model that dumb down American competitiveness. Microsoft provides cheap fishes to these companies instead of teaching them how to fish. All these companies have to do is to use Microsoft software at cheap rate and they do not have do do any R&D. In the short term this strategy worked but in the long term as more and more companies used this route, the advantages cancelled out. Throughout the decades American have been suckered to believe that cheap, cheap, cheap is good. The airlines trumpeted the “fly first, pay later” mantra; the banks provided easy money on credit; Microsoft, Google, Amazon provides the means for companies to race to the bottom. Early birds to such utopias were the first to benefit but as more and more entrants chased the gravy train, the whole scheme collapsed. America is finding this lesson too late to reverse the rot.

By: ken1w

ken1w — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:06:33 +0000

The flight to quality (and consistency) leads to AAPL.