Intel Results Trigger Late Buying In PC-Related Stocks
Solid results from Intel (INTC) has triggered a wave of after-hours enthusiasm for PC-related stocks. Among the gainers in the late session:
I’d like to take a bite out of Apple
No surprise.Intel, Apple, HP, RIM, Microsoft — all well-operated corporations and MAKING $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!
apple is the real thing and looking very sweet for years to come.
What?? APPL only up 1.7%??? Obviously some kind of conspiracy you are leading!!!!:)
My favorite in PC space is SuperMicro (SMCI). Strong growth and low valuation. Last week they pre-announced March qtr with revenue growth of 29 percent and non gaap income up 25 percent year-over-year. That is fifth quarter in a row of record sales for SMCI!
RE: “Solid results from Intel (INTC) has triggered…”
It should read: “Solid results from Intel (INTC) HAVE triggered…”
Your grammar is as bad as your journalism.
My God,has this now turned into an English tutorial????
What will be the reaction on AAPL earnings?
Wouldn’t it be unusual to see tech finally lead us out of the mess of the tech bubble and 9/11. A lot of time has passed since those occurances, but things have been unusual and what leads you down leads you out eventually. May be tech will regain it’s long ago lost glory.
Apple is a great long term stock.
No, the Title should have been: “AAPL internal cpu company results trigger sharp rise in AAPL stock; other tech companies follow AAPL up” :-)
Rimm will be bigger than Microsoft in 2 years!
More idiotic RIMM garbage spewed again!”Rimm will be bigger tahn Microsoft in 2 years”….pure stupidity!
So much for the after hours enthusiasm…..
what happened to the futures went out came back and everything is down, what did I miss?
Joe Coma your spam is becoming annoying
you keep changing name but it’s the same crap
Rimm will be bigger than Microsoft in 2 years!
Comment by Buy RIMM….
what are you drinking????
RIMM is a great company but if they want to be anything like a Apple, MS or HP they need to sell more than a couple of smart phones..
which brings up a good point , now RIMM needs to make their brain work extra hard, because the iPhone is threatening to take away half of their earnings by the same time next year Rimm needs to have a new business plan and expand with their services and products if they want to keep up… sell RIMM as soon as possible
APPLE..king of tech..i made 30% trdaing apple over 2007..but got stuck last january when i bought it at 199..did not sell it..am still holding with a target price of 230…pray for me
What???? Chicken-shit investors buying Apple on good news, is the world going to end??? Oh yes it is after hours, wait until the market opens when the real chicken-shit investors will sell!!! Remember you losers, any reason to sell sell sell, panic panic panic, stick your heads up your rear ends. Mohammad, if your betting on many (not all) of the dumb-ass investors that trade Apple, good luck. I am hoping that real investors will take notice. I am holding all my Apple stock and will laugh at those losers that sell when the stock is well over 200 in a year or so.
200 in a year or so? It will happen a lot quicker than that.
IBM launches internal pilot program to test migration to Macs
By Katie Marsal
Apr-16-2008
11:00 AM
Long-time Microsoft Windows supporter IBM has recently initiated an internal pilot program to study the possibility of moving a significant number of its employees to Apple’s Mac platform, leaked company documents show.
The documents, obtained by Roughly Drafted, underscore the growing interest in Macs among enterprise customers and reveal IBM to among the high-tech firms actively working to reduce their dependence upon the Windows operating system.
The first phase of the pilot program is said to have run from October 2007 through January 2008, in which 24 MacBook Pros were distributed to researchers at different sites within the company’s research division.
In the documents obtained by Roughly Drafted, the former PC-maker outlined a series of reasons for evaluating Apple notebooks as a replacement for the Windows-based ThinkPads currently used inside the company.
Specifically, it said Macs are less prone to security issues, are widely used in the academic world with which IBM Research has close ties, and that many new company hires have said they’re more comfortable with Macs and would like to use them as opposed to their ThinkPads.
During the initial pilot, participants were allowed to keep their ThinkPads, but were asked to use them only in the event that they needed to use software that was not yet available on the Mac. After the four month test period, the 14 research scientists, 8 software engineers, a director, and a VP staff assistant participating in the pilot program were asked to provide feedback.
Of the 22 of 24 who responded, Roughly Drafted reported that 18 said that the Mac offered a “better or best experience” compared to their existing computer, one rated it “equal or good,” and three said the Mac offered a “worse experience.” Seven reported having no or marginal prior knowledge of using Macs, while 15 said they had moderate or expert knowledge of the platform.
While all of the participants reported that it was easy to install IBM’s internal software on the Macs, several noted weakness or drawbacks associated with applications that were not yet suited for the Apple platform, or faced support issues. Among these were Microsoft’s Visio diagraming and NetMeeting software, and several of IBM’s own applications, such as its DB2 database and Websphere application server.
However, when asked if they would rather keep their MacBook Pro or return to using their familiar ThinkPad, only three chose the ThinkPad; the rest decided to keep the Mac notebook and obtain VMWare Fusion licenses to run Windows when necessary.
“I commend IBM on taking this bold step in providing an alternative to Windows,” one employee said following the initial evaluation period. “It will definitely allow us to think different.”
Said another: “I have been a true PC stalwart for 2+ decades, but after trying Vista, I’m ready for a change.”
Following the success of the initial pilot, IBM reportedly plans to proceed with a second phase of the program that will see 50 employees equipped with Apple notebooks during the first half of 2008. Pending feedback, the company will then add an additional 50 to 100 users in the second half of the year.
According to Roughly Drafted, IBM’s internal “Mac@IBM” website references an official group for Mac users within the company’s walls comprised of over 930 members in 26 countries. It’s described as “one of the largest and fastest growing communities within IBM.”
Why Vista Is Failing Part II: It’s Slow And Expensive
Vasanth Sridharan | April 16, 2008 5:26 PM
The long-held conventional wisdom on computer choice: Macs (AAPL) look better; PCs are cheaper. But that may not be the case anymore.
Popular Mechanics weighs in with a review of Macs running Leopard vs. PCs with Vista (MSFT). Mac won – but for different reasons than we would have assumed. Their conclusions (with our emphasis):
Mac: In both the laptop and desktop showdowns, Apple’s computers were the winners….Our respondents liked the look and feel of both operating systems but had a slight preference toward OS X. In our speed trials, however, Leopard OS trounced Vista.
PC: …Our biggest surprise, however, was that PCs were not the relative bargains we expected them to be. The Asus M51sr costs the same as a MacBook, while the Gateway One actually costs $300 more than an iMac. That means for the price of the Gateway you could buy an iMac, boost its hard drive to match the Gateway’s, purchase a copy of Vista to boot–and still save $100.
I have been a microsoft person all of my life, but I like many things about the Apples. I like Garageband and the cam that comes with the laptop.
The only thing stopping me from buying one is many programs don’t work with them.
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