11 Quotes by Daniel Kunstler


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    While it is a good thing that Apple is taking steps to protect its margins, we believe that Apple did this very reluctantly, as rising prices are a rarity in the PC industry.

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    There's no smoking gun, no deliberate malfeasance. That's going to be a benefit to the stock from the veil being lifted, but it's a one-time thing.

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    So, that drives revenues down and at the same time they've got to spend to create demand over the course of the quarter because the December quarter is still quite important.

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    A lot of the bear case about Sun is that they'd never be able to recoup their gross margin.

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    They're almost obliged to disclose something about linearity, and to the extent that it's a point or two below, they basically have to say that. That's pretty much what I expected.

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    They're aligning themselves with a very good name in the Internet space; the deal gives them a funnel for a pretty broad spectrum of products and services, even beyond their initial investment; and they're putting their toe in the waters of revenue sharing for Internet services. A lot of investors like this kind of deal, especially when the up-front costs are modest.

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    It's just good old-fashioned profitability. No smoke, no mirrors. And they have a chief financial officer who has his thumb on every nickel, which is the way to go.

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