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Apple Will Iron out the Wrinkles -- or the Irony

 Aug 24, 2008 10:34 AM UTC
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-24.46% LOW
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AAPL Positive 08/24/08 -49.67% --

Graphic_arrow1 Via Long Investment Ideas from Seeking Alpha:  

I consider often the work of Peter Drucker, but this recent TechCrunch article re Apple's (AAPL) growth-related woes really has me thinking... and although its author, Michael Arrington, does not come right out and stipulate Apple's recent miscues to be the result of its torrid growth, that is how I perceive the problems he bemoans:

"But recently I’ve had a string of bad apples come my way, so to speak. It’s time for Apple to stop screwing around and start paying attention to product quality. I’ll excuse the one hour of battery life I seem to be able to get out of my iPhone. An arrangement of extra power cords (USB, car, wall) and external batteries gets me through the day. I’ll also excuse the fact that iTunes seems hell bent on not syncing applications from my desktop to my iPhone, and inexplicably removing apps from my phone without any notice. I love that damn p

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