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Apple’s Grand Central Opening: Tech Weekly
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Apple threw open the doors of its eagerly anticipated store in Grand Central station on Friday, a vast 23,000-square-foot goliath nestled in the balconies of the world-famous transport hub.
Overlooking Grand Central’s main concourse, the store is located in the station’s East and North East balconies, accessible via one of the building’s majestic staircases.
Compared to the huge glass cube that adorns the entrance to Apple’s fifth avenue store in Manhattan, the company opted for a more subdued aesthetic at Grand Central, carefully blending its store into one of the city’s most iconic locations.
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In Europe, Apple’s iPhone Domination Is Total
At least in terms of profit.
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Apple’s Latest Quarter: What Miss?
By The Ugly Truth:
Apple (AAPL) released its much anticipated FYE on Oct 18th. Despite exceeding the company’s own estimates and increasing Q1 2012 guidance, shares traded down to $ 394 after hours as the results didn’t meet analyst expectations. What does this mean for AAPL shareholders moving forward? It traded at $ 398.62 EOD.
As I’ve written here before, AAPL was a mispriced and misunderstood growth stock and the recent headlines about “missing” estimates continues that trend. AAPL, like the innovative products it launches, will continue to be misunderstood because of the following factors:
- The “Steve Jobs” factor. Steve resigned; and in a few months, passed away. Given Steve’s health issues over the years, it was widely perceived that AAPL was trading at a discount due to this uncertainty. Ironically, now that he is gone, we are now fretting about how Apple could still be great without him!
- Given the worldwide financial turmoil, how can
Apple’s Momentum Is Shifting
When I wrote about Apple (AAPL) two weeks ago, I did emphasize that I was Impressed about the company’s fundamentals, as the company enjoys a sustainable competitive advantage in two of the hottest areas of mobile devices — mobile phones and tablets. I also emphasized that the company displays a strong operations statement, an outstanding balance sheet, and a near perfect chart. I was concerned, however, about the company’s momentum that seems to be fading away, especially after the launch of its iPhone 4s model — That’s why I did recommend that investor avoid the stock.
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