Comments on: China Week: What Does The Growing Middle Class In China Mean For Companies And Their Stocks? http://20smoney.com/2008/08/20/china-week-what-does-the-growing-middle-class-in-china-mean-for-companies-and-their-stocks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-week-what-does-the-growing-middle-class-in-china-mean-for-companies-and-their-stocks Aggressive Yet Responsible Wealth Building For 20-Somethings Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:54:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kevin duffey http://20smoney.com/2008/08/20/china-week-what-does-the-growing-middle-class-in-china-mean-for-companies-and-their-stocks/comment-page-1/#comment-606 kevin duffey Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:49:40 +0000 http://20smoney.com/?p=202#comment-606 Matt, Good comments. I agree. The jobs health issue is a wildcard. I like to convince myself that there are fantastic people around him that have been just as a part of Apple's success as Jobs but who knows. Apple refusing to address the health thing does seem a little fishy. We'll see. For now, keep sellin' those macs and iphones! Matt,

Good comments. I agree. The jobs health issue is a wildcard. I like to convince myself that there are fantastic people around him that have been just as a part of Apple’s success as Jobs but who knows. Apple refusing to address the health thing does seem a little fishy. We’ll see. For now, keep sellin’ those macs and iphones!

]]> By: Matt Peer http://20smoney.com/2008/08/20/china-week-what-does-the-growing-middle-class-in-china-mean-for-companies-and-their-stocks/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Matt Peer Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:40:31 +0000 http://20smoney.com/?p=202#comment-605 You misunderstood the context I presented it in. Yes, AAPL is a business. Yes, they are there to make money. But, in light of that, China is still a corrupt regime, as evidenced by the greatest masquerade ball of all time otherwise known as the Beijing Olympics. They still supress free speech. The part of the article that stood out to me was the fact that China just shut down iTunes, with neither AAPL or the Party lending any sort of explanation. On a side note, I think AAPL is a great business to invest in, however the only elephant on One Infinite Loop that remains in my book is the state of Jobs' health. Do they have a clear succession plan? Anytime an analyst makes mention of his health, management says "it's a personal matter". Not if a lot of the company's future prospects hinge on Jobs' vision. You misunderstood the context I presented it in. Yes, AAPL is a business. Yes, they are there to make money. But, in light of that, China is still a corrupt regime, as evidenced by the greatest masquerade ball of all time otherwise known as the Beijing Olympics. They still supress free speech. The part of the article that stood out to me was the fact that China just shut down iTunes, with neither AAPL or the Party lending any sort of explanation.

On a side note, I think AAPL is a great business to invest in, however the only elephant on One Infinite Loop that remains in my book is the state of Jobs’ health. Do they have a clear succession plan? Anytime an analyst makes mention of his health, management says “it’s a personal matter”. Not if a lot of the company’s future prospects hinge on Jobs’ vision.

]]> By: kevin duffey http://20smoney.com/2008/08/20/china-week-what-does-the-growing-middle-class-in-china-mean-for-companies-and-their-stocks/comment-page-1/#comment-604 kevin duffey Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:13:42 +0000 http://20smoney.com/?p=202#comment-604 I have read that article, and feel that the article you reference is rather weak. It presumes that Apple is going to risk the huge profit potential of the Chinese market to make some political statements. You can't really think they are going to do that. Apple is in business to make money and to lead the global consumer electronics industry. China is a part of that equation. I have read that article, and feel that the article you reference is rather weak. It presumes that Apple is going to risk the huge profit potential of the Chinese market to make some political statements. You can’t really think they are going to do that. Apple is in business to make money and to lead the global consumer electronics industry. China is a part of that equation.

]]> By: Matt Peer http://20smoney.com/2008/08/20/china-week-what-does-the-growing-middle-class-in-china-mean-for-companies-and-their-stocks/comment-page-1/#comment-603 Matt Peer Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:45:09 +0000 http://20smoney.com/?p=202#comment-603 I think that you should read this article and absorb it before being so bullish on AAPL in China. Until their government is fully democraic and capitalist, with no remnants of the People's Republic, be careful with China. http://seekingalpha.com/article/91731-apple-s-bipolar-china-disorder?source=feed I think that you should read this article and absorb it before being so bullish on AAPL in China. Until their government is fully democraic and capitalist, with no remnants of the People’s Republic, be careful with China.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/91731-apple-s-bipolar-china-disorder?source=feed

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