Comments on: Apple – Great Products But Is It a Great Investment?

By: Wiz

Wiz — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:38:58 +0000

I came across this article this morning and didn’t realize that it was written in June ’09 until later.
Many were saying they didn’t think AAPL was a good investment, mostly for all of the wrong reasons.
True, Apple may not pay a dividend, yet, but they may in the future if they can’t quite figure out what to spend the $30B+ in cash they have right now.
I guess you will just have to make due with the 80% plus appreciation in the stock price since last June while we wait and see.
Personally, I have almost doubled my money two different times with AAPL in the past few years, and that doesn’t include the ‘dividend’ of selling covered calls on the stock.

By: Dividend Tree

Dividend Tree — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:33:52 +0000

Brendan,

Thanks for your comment. I could not have agreed more with you.

Best Wishes,

By: Brendan Weselake

Brendan Weselake — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:18:08 +0000

I love most Apple products. I switched to a Mac 2 years ago, and I do not understand why they have not overthrown MS. OSX is extremely easy to use, with no viruses, crashes, reboots, hanging, blue screens, freezing that comes standard with Windows.

If you want OSX but also miss the BS with windows, you can even run windows on a mac.

As an investment I do not like Apple. No dividends is the main reason, but also because i am not 100% sure that 20 years from now they will around, or what the new technology will be.

I would almost bet my life that in 20 years from now people will still be needing soap, razor-blades, toilet paper, eating food, drinking Coke, taking prescription drugs, etc.

I also believe that Jobs is the visionary behind apple. No, I am not a Mac fan boy with underlying homosexual tendencies (not that there is anything wrong with that) who believes Jobs is Jesus, but he is the man who dreams up products, that he then convinces the consumer they “need” them.

By: Dividend Tree

Dividend Tree — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:59:31 +0000

James,

Lower projected guidance is a very good observation. It is indeed a puzzle.

Best Wishes,

By: Dividend Tree

Dividend Tree — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:58:41 +0000

Chris,

That’s what blogs are for? discussion, debate, differing viewpoints, That’s how you continue the learning process. Am i right?

Best Wishes,