All User Takes for Apple Inc.

Apple is facing the worst year in 2009. The Apple Retail Store experience will be the major source of the problems. The Starbuck over populating is an example - the quality of staff is dramatically diluted to the level of a big box sales staff which really don't care.
The emphasis on taking PC shifters has lost the loyalty drive from the average Apple owner. The current PC owners dilute the experience - Apple has shifted to gaining market share over customer loyalty.

The economy will not allow Apple to extract their profit margins of old. The sales staff is always engaged in One to One Training and then forcing the customer to "consider" having to buy some add on before they leave the store.

The Apple store will start closing immediately after Jobs "retires in Q1". There is absolutely NO depth of management at Apple.

Great company with solid brand loyalty, seems very sensitive to any negative news. AAPL will be able to prevail with it's unique and innovative products, along with it's overfilled pockets of cash. Leave the pressure of the hedge fund players on the curb and I'd expect a continuing, yet volatile, rise in share price on the short and long-term.

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