As much as it pains me to list them a buy, I believe AAPL could be a solid buy. Too much focus is being placed on the iPod and how once the fad dies, AAPL is finished. I think AAPL is in a great position to succeed for several reasons. #1, people age 20-29 are buying Macs. As a member of this age group, it is startling to see the number of people toting Powerbooks. #2, Microsoft is releasing Vista, which, from everything I've heard, isn't going to be anything special. This could be the "perfect storm" for AAPL. If Vista ends up being as poor an OS as I have heard it will be, I believe more than the 20-29 crowd will shift to Macs. AAPL is an excellent marketing company, and given the right combination of product and consumer, they can make great things happen.
$74.86 (10/03/06)
