Monday, July 22, 2013
Go Netflix Go!
Much more interesting investor call then having to listen to a bunch of analysts asking questions as though they are trying to sound smarter than each other :-)
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Monday, June 24, 2013
Buyer Beware
(the author of the following article, Clark Howard is top notch)
Should you pay more when you're shopping online simply because of the browser you're using? Some popular online retailers think so!
The New York Times reports shoppers are getting widely different prices based on whether they use Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari. Here are just two examples:
According to The Wall Street Journal, Orbitz has been experimenting with a 30% premium on Mac users when they search for select hotel rooms versus PC users. That effectively works out to be around $20 to $30 more than a PC user.
When asked for explanation, Orbitz basically stated that Mac users make more money and are interested in fancier hotels. (There were no happy campers in the Apple world based on those comments!)
The best way for you to stay one step ahead of online retailers who are manipulating price is to use technology to fight back.
If you want an easy way to see if a quoted price is a deal or not, you can compare prices on websites like Decide.com or ShopoBot.com, or use a browser bookmarklet such as Hukkster.
Another alternative would be to install a browser plug-in like Invisible Hand that automatically pops up an alert while you're shopping if a better price is available on another website.
Finally, Amazon customers can typically get a better deal if they put something in their cart and then abandon it before the final purchase. That usually signals to Amazon that you're willling to walk away and triggers a lower price the next time you put it in your cart to checkout. Give it a try!
By Clark Howard
Should you pay more when you're shopping online simply because of the browser you're using? Some popular online retailers think so!
The New York Times reports shoppers are getting widely different prices based on whether they use Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari. Here are just two examples:
- For the same Samsung TV on NewEgg.com, a Chrome user was offered a price of $997. Meanwhile, the price was $1,399 when using Firefox or Internet Explorer.
- Another Samsung television model at Walmart.com was offered for $199 on Firefox and $168 on Chrome and Internet Explorer.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Orbitz has been experimenting with a 30% premium on Mac users when they search for select hotel rooms versus PC users. That effectively works out to be around $20 to $30 more than a PC user.
When asked for explanation, Orbitz basically stated that Mac users make more money and are interested in fancier hotels. (There were no happy campers in the Apple world based on those comments!)
The best way for you to stay one step ahead of online retailers who are manipulating price is to use technology to fight back.
If you want an easy way to see if a quoted price is a deal or not, you can compare prices on websites like Decide.com or ShopoBot.com, or use a browser bookmarklet such as Hukkster.
Another alternative would be to install a browser plug-in like Invisible Hand that automatically pops up an alert while you're shopping if a better price is available on another website.
Finally, Amazon customers can typically get a better deal if they put something in their cart and then abandon it before the final purchase. That usually signals to Amazon that you're willling to walk away and triggers a lower price the next time you put it in your cart to checkout. Give it a try!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
So many know it all's
"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know that just ain't so." Mark Twain
Saturday, March 30, 2013
A great quote from recently released A's pitcher Travis Blackley
Blackley lamented his fate after a nightmarish spring in which he posted a 14.21 ERA and allowed 27 hits in 12 2/3 innings. Opponents hit .450 against him.
"I kind of saw it coming, just from previous experiences," said Blackley, 6-4 with a 3.86 ERA in 24 games last season including 15 starts. "You've got to be making a lot of money to get away with the spring I had and still make the team."
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Incredible....another article from a brainless author concerning an analyst and his Apple rating. Wait....this is from 2010. Read carefully!!!
In 2010, when Apple stock was trading at $199, Edward Zabitsky, CEO of ACI Research in Toronto, was the only analyst on Wall Street to rate the stock a “sell.” Over the next two years, shares went on a tear, peaking at just over $705 and making Apple the world’s largest company as measured by stock-market value. Today, shares have fallen by more than a third from that high. Through it all, Zabitsky has stuck to his bearish call; and while he has since been joined by a couple other pros who have sell ratings on the stock, including Adnaan Ahmad at Berenberg Bank and Per Lindberg at ABG Sundal Collier, Zabitsky retains the distinction, and in some circles the notoriety, of having gotten there first.
COMMENTS: How could this be an "I told you so" moment? "Proven right???" I realize too well that aapl stock has performed very poorly since Sept. of 2012. Nevertheless, the price of the stock as of the end of 03/28/2013, is 442.66. Is 442.66 still a higher number than 199.00???? (OH, I should have known, "analysts" math is JUST different).
I thought the other analyst giving aapl a $710 price target was bad enough. Here, this analyst is being lauded and applauded for rating aapl a sell at $199 back in 2010, even though the stock price today is 442.66. Unbelievable... :-))
An ‘I told you so’ moment for early Apple bear
Has Apple analyst Edward Zabitsky finally been proven right?
By Quentin FottrellIn 2010, when Apple stock was trading at $199, Edward Zabitsky, CEO of ACI Research in Toronto, was the only analyst on Wall Street to rate the stock a “sell.” Over the next two years, shares went on a tear, peaking at just over $705 and making Apple the world’s largest company as measured by stock-market value. Today, shares have fallen by more than a third from that high. Through it all, Zabitsky has stuck to his bearish call; and while he has since been joined by a couple other pros who have sell ratings on the stock, including Adnaan Ahmad at Berenberg Bank and Per Lindberg at ABG Sundal Collier, Zabitsky retains the distinction, and in some circles the notoriety, of having gotten there first.
COMMENTS: How could this be an "I told you so" moment? "Proven right???" I realize too well that aapl stock has performed very poorly since Sept. of 2012. Nevertheless, the price of the stock as of the end of 03/28/2013, is 442.66. Is 442.66 still a higher number than 199.00???? (OH, I should have known, "analysts" math is JUST different).
I thought the other analyst giving aapl a $710 price target was bad enough. Here, this analyst is being lauded and applauded for rating aapl a sell at $199 back in 2010, even though the stock price today is 442.66. Unbelievable... :-))
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