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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Apple's valuation due for a dip]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/02/apples-valuation-due-for-a-dip/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/02/apples-valuation-due-for-a-dip/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/02/apples-valuation-due-for-a-dip/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/products-and-services/" rel="tag">Products and Services</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/launches/" rel="tag">Launches</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/aapl/" rel="tag">Apple Inc (AAPL)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/rimm/" rel="tag">Research in Motion (RIMM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a></p><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/07/fly-logo-(aol).gif" alt="" /></a>So, the long-awaited iPhone is finally out, meaning us bloggers can get back to writing about other things. No, probably not, as there seems to be more iPhone news than ever, combined with a slow holiday week with little else is going on. <br /> <br />So I'd like to take this opportunity to discuss <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/apple-inc/aapl/nas">Apple Inc's</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/apple-inc/aapl/nas">AAPL</a>) valuation. Specifically I would like to reflect on a comment I received from a commentor named "George" from a previous post I wrote about the iPhone. In the post, I brought up some doubts about the phone, including price and the network it runs on.<br /> <br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Erik,</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">Your comments are both expected (from you), doomsaying and non-illuminating, all at the same time. It seems that you prepared for your column today by reading everyone elses thoughts on the value of Apple's stock, the sheer bravado of Apple to dare to come out with such a product that couldn't possibly work on a network that is clearly last tier annd their continued lack of success in the enterprise.</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">I think if I want an uninformed opinion on what Apple, the company or Apple stock is going to do maybe I should ask the other Buscemi...Steve</span><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/02/apples-valuation-due-for-a-dip/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Apple's valuation due for a dip</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/02/apples-valuation-due-for-a-dip/">Apple's valuation due for a dip</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:04:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/02/apples-valuation-due-for-a-dip/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/931306/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/02/apples-valuation-due-for-a-dip/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aapl</category><category>apple</category><category>iphone</category><category>pearl</category><category>research in motion</category><category>ResearchInMotion</category><category>rimm</category><category>steve jobs</category><category>SteveJobs</category><category>valuation</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Buscemi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BlackBerry and BlackJack -- would you confuse the two?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/12/blackberry-and-blackjack-would-you-confuse-the-two/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/12/blackberry-and-blackjack-would-you-confuse-the-two/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/12/blackberry-and-blackjack-would-you-confuse-the-two/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/law/" rel="tag">Law</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive Strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/msft/" rel="tag">Microsoft (MSFT)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/t/" rel="tag">AT and T (T)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bls/" rel="tag">BellSouth Corp (BLS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/rimm/" rel="tag">Research in Motion (RIMM)</a></p><p>Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ:RIMM), the maker of the BlackBerry wireless devices, on Friday <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061212.wrim1212/BNStory/Business/home">filed a suit</a> against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. for launching a smart phone named BlackJack. This would confuse customers, RIM claims, as well as "tarnishing, blurring, diluting, and/or disparaging RIM's reputation and goodwill." </p>
<p>The Samsung BlackJack is a smart phone that combines phone mobility with email and Internet access as well as a camera and a media player. It is powered by software from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT).</p>
<p>Cingular Wireless, jointly held by AT&amp;T Inc. (NYSE:T) and BellSouth Corp. (NYSE:BLS), and a longtime distributor of BlackBerry, started <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/cingular/26058/">distributing</a> BlackJack last month. This month, Cingular also started distributing a similar device to the BlackJack, RIM's new BlackBerry Pearl.</p>
<p>While taken separately, Pearl and BlackJack certainly sound different. However, I can certainly see how some consumers might confuse BlackBerry Pearl and BlackJack. Seriously, if this wasn't the intent of Samsung in the first place, I doubt the company would name its phone BlackJack. What's more, the phones are similar in looks. See for yourself: <a href="http://www.blackberrypearl.com/">BlackBerry Pearl</a> and <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/cingular/26058/">Samsung's BlackJack</a>.</p>
<p>On a different note, and following up on a previous <a href="http://rimm.bloggingstocks.com/2006/10/31/research-in-motion-insiders-banned-from-trading-rimm/">story</a> regarding RIM needing to restate their financial results, the company announced Friday that it <a href="http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/symboltsxrim/n20061208192009990009">intends to report</a> preliminary operating results for its third quarter on Dec. 21.</p>
<p>The stock is off more than 12% of its 52-week high as concerns mount on Pearl encroaching on BlackBerry sales. RIMM was <a href="http://rimm.bloggingstocks.com/">downgraded</a> by a few firms recently based on valuation mostly.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/12/blackberry-and-blackjack-would-you-confuse-the-two/">BlackBerry and BlackJack -- would you confuse the two?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061212.wrim1212/BNStory/Business/home>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/12/blackberry-and-blackjack-would-you-confuse-the-two/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/717488/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/12/blackberry-and-blackjack-would-you-confuse-the-two/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>blackberry</category><category>blackberry pearl</category><category>BlackberryPearl</category><category>blackjack</category><category>pearl</category><category>research in motion</category><category>ResearchInMotion</category><category>rim</category><category>rimm</category><category>samsung</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Melly Alazraki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:15:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
