Re-beleaguered || The Macalope

The Macalope:

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Somehow even The New Yorker has gotten a whiff of whatever noxious gas pundits are sniffing that’s causing them to see Apple doom.

James Surowiecki asks “Will Apple Keep Thriving?”…

Not long ago, Apple was almost universally venerated … What a difference a few months make.

Surowiecki’s premise is, of course, horribly flawed. What he means is that up until last summer the masters of the universe on Wall Street had Apple fever. And now they don’t. Outside of Wall Street, things remain pretty much the same: Apple products continue to be wildly popular.

Now there’s a deluge of forecasts stating that Apple is “in big trouble,” “losing its cool,” and just plain “doomed.”

Based on rumors, conjecture, and things pulled from places from which people should not be pulling things.

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Go read if you are for some big laugh.

vi DF