Re: Why is iPhone winning SO important?

On Jul 17, 5:36*pm, Larry <no...@home.com> wrote:
> http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderd...canaccord-ups-
> ests-sees-no-iphone-impact/?mod=yahoobarrons
>
> Here's a Barron's blogger showing the FACT of RIM's Blackberry sales during
> the iPhone brewhaha week....with little effect. *Some analyst or another
> upgraded his expectations of RIM's earnings in 2Q08. *ATT is selling lots
> of Blackberries, probably because the stupids who run Apple won't give ATT
> stores iPhones to sell trying to stop the discounting.
>
> Big deal...who cares? *Well, obviously, for some reason, this puts the
> Apple fanbois into full attack mode! *Look at the responses to this posting
> noting the NUMBERS, as analysts are want to do....
>
> Man, they call him every name in the book! *The venom is amazing!
>
> Any idea why they care so much? *Do they think if RIM crashes it will
> create some wonderful utopia of fruitphones?
>
> What a strange psychological phenomenon this little board of old
> electronics makes.....

What is odd is that when I went there I see Barons a few minutes ago I
see this news which contadicts that blogger.

Research in Motion (RIMM: Nasdaq) By Needham & Co. ($111.58 July 17,
2008, )

We're cutting RIM from a Hold to an Underperform rating and reducing
estimates.

Now Larry I know you are and old crank but under perform means "we
think their future profit potential sucks".
If you like that type of investment like RIMM I will contact you off
list and introduce you to Guidodo who will sell you a bunch of
stock ;>)

BTW I have seen a number of other analysts that now suggest selling
RIMM based on concern the demand is growing exponentially for Apple's
iPhone with the new App store open.

Did you see the latest from NY Times and David Pouge?