I apologize Tom I saw someone use the term manipulating.
Apparently this roll out came right at the end of a quarter and with all the different accounting methods and regulations used some are cautious about booking potential sales as current.
Stewart At 02:32 PM 7/26/2007, you wrote:
>It is just like Tom's posting about manipulating the stock market. I did not write anything about "manipulating the stock market." I did write... >Interesting to note that Apple shares dropped 7% on Tuesday on a bogus >news story that iPhone sales were not up to expectations. On Wed shares >were up 10% on news that the story was bogus and news that Apple profits >were up 78%. The bogus story took ATT's numbers and compaired them to Apple's forecasts despite the fact that the two companys were using vastly different accounting methods. My point was: be careful what you read into what you read. I guess the reaction to my post proves my point.
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