“In a private communication last week, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs acknowledged the beating his company’s shares have taken during this time of economic uncertainty, but remained confident that investors would again see rewards for their loyalty in the long run,” Kasper Jade reports for AppleInsider.
“‘Wow… what a remarkable last few days,’ he wrote in an email to employees, a copy of which was obtained by AppleInsider. ‘Our stock is being buffeted around by factors a lot larger than ourselves,'” Jade reports.
“The Apple co-founder expressed sadness for many of the company’s investors who may have seen their investments fall under water, but encouraged those with positions to put the matter into perspective by examining the performance of Apple shares over the past 24 months,” Jade reports.
“‘I believe that investors who stay with us will be rewarded as the market’s confidence is restored over time,’ Jobs wrote. ‘Hang in there.'”
More in the full article here.
reminds me Yael Naim’s “new soul”
SJ, we are with you 100%. my confidence hasn’t faltered yet.
Hmmm…. Possible stock split?
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I agree. Apple TV and iPhone SDK, not to mention the Mac. If I could I would be buying in to the stock right now. Forget the iPod, the Touch is where things are going.
I think its a conspiracy by Apple enemies and their double agents posting as financial experts, writers and ANALyst! Thats driving the stocks down.
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They will fail though. Kidding aside.
SJ is right, hang in there. So much more cool stuff is coming soon.
SJ: Totally with you. Will hang in there; you’ve delivered in the past and know you’ll do it again.
One small thing, can you spot me a few mil until the stock gets back on its feet. That would help. If there’s some weird SEC rules against that, I would be happy with a new Mac Book Air, or even a demo one left over from MacWorld.
It’s all my fault. This happens every time I buy AAPL. Sorry, everyone…my bad.
I guess they shoulda’ killed Kenny.
What else is he going to say?.. ‘run for your life, the party’s over’…
This means nothing.
those who stayed shall get those “overstocked” iPhone!!!
@ Of Course
And we should listen to you, instead? You mean nothing.
But the stock has to go up over 50% just to get back to where it was a few weeks ago…..
groan.
Hey MAC-tards, run for your life, the party’s over!
Your potential. Our passion.™
I should’a left 2 months ago then came back right…about…n-o-o-o-ow.
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MDN said the stock price would be $600 by the end of the year. They promised me this. I was ::this close:: to buying in at $198.
I was also ::that close:: when AAPL was $12 a share. Maybe I should just be honest with myself. I don’t have the stomach for this shit.
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Gomer37,
MDN never said the stock price would be $600 by the end of the year (or ever, for that matter).
Kenny, where do you live?
Oh yes Mr Jobs and everyone at Apple. I am also 100% behind you and haven’t sold a single Apple share – in fact I’m going to buy more.
32.5% drop in stock value. I doubt you fanbois diversified. Eat it, fanbois.
Oh, my God… I might kill Kenny!
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sdafhsjsr,
Your name explains everything.
I think that Apple really needs to diversify it’s Mac offerings. There are still too many holes..
I just came back from a trip to visit family in Detroit, where I’m known as the “Mac Guy.” I was talking to a friend of my brother who just purchased a new HP laptop. Now this guy is a lifetime PC user, and said that he actually wanted to get a Mac this time around. Now he wasn’t looking for a top of the line machine, but one of his requirements was that he needed a 17″ notebook and the only 17″ notebook offered was 3 grand and was simply not even a consideration for his budget.
At first I defended the MBP and it’s specs, but then I thought about it for awhile and agreed that it’s pretty ridiculous that the ONLY 17″ notebook that Apple offers is just under 3 thousand dollars.. I understand that Apple does not compete in the low end of the market, but there has to be some middle ground.. This guy was actually considering switching to Mac, but ended up buying a 17″ Sony Vaio with a 1.8ghz Core 2 duo for $1300 simply because Apple doesn’t offer a mid-level 17″ notebook at a pricepoint that most people can afford..
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Correction: Purchased a Sony laptop, not HP.
Okay… but I’m watching you, Jobs.
On the upside, it is a great buying op….I love it..