“Sizemore Capital’s Charles Sizemore writes in a contribution to NASDAQ that ‘Microsoft will ultimately muscle-out Apple as the leader in smartphones and tablets,'” Zach Epstein reports for BGR. “He says the war will be long and grueling, but Microsoft will ultimately pull ahead because Apple has no ‘durable long-term advantages’ to keep customers loyal.”
MacDailyNews Take: Wait, Zach, you sure this wasn’t Tom Sizemore?
“Where Android is concerned, Sizemore says he doesn’t take Google seriously as a long-term competitor because the company’s solutions are ‘shoddy’ attempts at matching superior offerings from Apple and Microsoft,” Epstein reports. “He continues, ‘Given that Google gives most of its products away for free, you have to question how seriously they take them. And given my experience with Play Music, the answer is ‘not very.””
MacDailyNews Take: Hey, Sizemore, we’ve seen better pumps on a Coney Island hooker!
Epstein report, “The analyst concludes that while he is not forecasting an ‘immediate collapse in Google’s share price,’ he finds no evidence to show that Google’s advertising model is sustainable and therefore will not invest in Google. Sizemore discloses that his firm holds a long position in Microsoft.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Yes, when we entered this one, iCal actually giggled.
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He has a long position in MS – that explains his whole self-serving position – duh?
Muscle?
Clearly MS is setting the world on fire right now with Surface tablets and windows phones. People are lining up for them, and they can’t keep them in stock. I think that the waiting time for most of their products is a couple of weeks because they are selling so much.
Never mind, my mistake. That was another technology company I was thinking about.
Apple should buy Microsoft, lay off all but Balmer and force him to sell only Winblows 3.1.
Sizemore discloses that his firm holds a long position in Microsoft.”
Like how long, 10 years? Back when it was about the same price as it is today?
Real smart fella.
I’ll have some of what he’s drinkin’
These type of so-called, “Analysts” are competing with the word “dumb.”
The full insult consists of:
TechTard ANALysts.
There is a more elaborate insult involving the use of the word ‘cysts’, but it’s nearly time for my dinner.
Yes, when we entered this one, iCal actually giggled.
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Infectious giggle.
He discloses that he has a long position in Microsoft. Oh dear. No wonder he desperate to generate interest in the stock…
So, a Mr. Sizemore is recommending a long position? Pretty juvenile if you ask me.
Much as I appreciate Mr. Sizemore’s, ahem, sizing up of Google, I can’t help but think this article is going to haunt him as the moment his credibility left the road and started careening over a cliff. Watch out below! 😯
Uh…guess he didn’t see where Win8 is tanking already. (Like I’m surprised.) http://macdailynews.com/2012/11/29/windows-8-face-plant-u-s-notebook-and-desktop-sales-down-21-in-windows-8s-first-month/
Mr. Sizemore
Your Kool aid has gone bad, get a new batch, leave the drugs out this time!
Remember the Zune. It out sold the iPod, remember?
Is this a comedy article ?
I can’t stop laughing at this idiot!!!
I think this gentlemen also thinks of Kodak as a company with a future .
Sick of this bullshit article. Trying so hard to pull the apple stock down to buy before earning report.
Just another desperate attention-seeking publicity stunt. These “analysts” will say anything for some attention and hits.
Errrr…. Nope.
Unless miscsloth totally changes its global company culture it will never ever happen.
Actually, Sizemore’s correct. EVENTUALLY Microsoft will out-muscle Apple in smartphones.
After Apple develops the smartphone replacement and stops making iPhones.
It will be easy for Microsoft to out-muscle the likes of Motorola, HTC, etc. once smartphones become today’s cordless telephone.