Apple Sets 2-For-1 Stock Split, Stock Up

Reuters | February 11, 2005

[HAL9000]

It's interesting to compare Apple's stock performance against the competition over the last couple of years. The article didn't mention Microsoft, but this chart tells the story.

[mercy]

Jump ship now folks. Avoid the rush.

[Chgogal]

How long will the trend be the friend?

[Hodar]

Apple looks VERY attractive to me. And the reason is not the iPod, nor the iShuffle. These both are great products, but these are not the reason for my interest.

The Mini-Mac has me fascinated. And the reason "WHY" is NOT because it's a cheap Mac. The Mini-mac is so underpowered, that using it as a computer would be frustrating. It's too slow to do movie editing, or graphic art stuff. With a paltry 32 Meg on the video card; it's NOT for games either.

The super cool part is this. There are going to be 2 non-compatible HDTV standards, one is the HD-DVD format, the other is the Blu-Ray. These cover Sony and MGM studios. The MiniMac has a processor that can READ BOTH FORMATS. Hmmmmm.... The MiniMac has a DVI output, for connecting directly to a HDTV; and it has an ethernet connection; with wireless support.

IMHO, the MiniMac will be a home appliance, that will allow you to download HDTV DVD's to the Mac Hard Drive from a pay-per-view website; store it on the hard drive, and play it on your TV. This will be cheaper than buying both a HD-DVD player and a Blu-Ray disk player.

When you add all this up; I think Apple has a Grand-Slam coming up. Again, IMHO; your opinions, gas mileage and tax rate may vary.

[bahblahbah]

Apple's a good company that finally has finally got it right with OSX, IPod, Mac Mini(or whatever its called). They are only going to go higher

[HAL9000]

I agree. The Mac Mini will be a great accessory for a home theatre. Not only will it handle video, it can also handle a large music library with iTunes.

Next, Apple needs to release a wireless Bluetooth remote control for iTunes and the DVD Player.

[OneTimeLurker]

The last two times Apple split it's stock (1987 and 2000) were near the long term highs for the stock.

[Hank Rearden]

< seinfeld voice > But I don't wanna turn gay! < /seinfeld voice >

[ambrose]

Microsoft is no longer a growth company. They've begun issuing dividends.

[bahblahbah]

It's also a mom and pop because it is cheap, small, quiet, and has OS-X which has so much less spyware or viruses and easier to use IMO. I expect by next Christmas they'll have it even cheaper and I'll get my parents one and couple it with a good LCD.

[bahblahbah]

I ment good for the moms and pops.

[HAL9000]

At $25 per share, it doesn't sound like a great investment.

"Microsoft Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend - Microsoft's Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share."

[Paleo Conservative]

With a paltry 32 Meg on the video card; it's NOT for games either.

I remember when 32 meg was a lot for a hard drive.

[Paleo Conservative]

Microsoft is no longer a growth company. They've begun issuing dividends.

They started issuing dividends due to changes in the tax laws.

[Psycho_Bunny]

There's certainly overlap but essentially, MS and Apple are in two different markets.

Comparing their performance is pointless.

[HAL9000]

I think comparing Apple to Microsoft is more valid than comparing Apple to Dell, HP, Gateway, etc. Those latter companies have virtually no position in the operating system or application software markets where Apple and Microsoft have a strong presence.

[Psycho_Bunny]

lol

[HAL9000]

what's so funny, bunny?

[Swordmaker]

Happy Stockholder's PING!

Apple to split stock 2 for 1 on February 18.

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[Swordmaker]

Happy Stockholder's PING!

Apple to split stock 2 for 1 on February 18.

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