Apple Inc (AAPL)

[roni]

iPodsand Macs and tigers oh my

I think the next period of Apple history will highlight the ascendency of the Macintosh a brighter star in the Apple galaxy.

I continue to think that being able to run Windows on Macintoshes, while not without risks, will bring many new customers to Mac computers. I think that the ability to run Windows on Mac will bring more Macintosh computers into the business world, the academic world, the consumer world, the technical/scientific world. It opens up more markets to Apple more rapidly than the adoption of OS X without the ability to run Windows unencumbered by Virtual PC and its mates of Motorola/IBM chip days.

I am not sure when these increases in Mac sales will show up, or how significant they will be, but - that hypothesis along with what I would call the likelihood of entering new consumer markets (iPhones etc...) means that I will be doing some buying on dips - and I am waiting for and anticipating prices lower than we might imagine now.

Anyone else think it could go down 10-20% on disappointing earnings and lukewarm guidance? While I do not have a crystal ball, I think the odds of disappointing earnings and soft guidance are higher than 50-50.

The low to mid $50's range might be a good target area for a relatively low-risk buy.

Will have to think some about pre-earnings puts - but may not have access to a net-connected computer until Wednesday afternoon.