Replies to post #57741 on Apple Inc (AAPL)

[KCMW]

roni - needham upgrade - yes

in Yahoo news from tradingmarkets.com:

Apple (NasdaqNM:AAPL - News) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Needham. AAPL's PowerRating is 5.

up a bit in pre-market, but we need more than a bit :-(

-KCMW

[Boof Moofner]

Here's the copy on the Needham upgrade.

08:13 AAPL Apple Computer: upgrade details (57.00 ) -Update-

As noted at 7:56 Needham upgrades AAPl to Buy from Hold with a $90 tgt based on the prospect that a significant number of Windows users will switch to a Mac once it's able to run Windows applications. The firms ays as reported in Wolf Bytes 45.1, their survey of Windows users in the U.S home market indicated that 8% would switch to a Mac if it could run Windows. The firms says an increase of this magnitude would almost triple Apple's share in the home market and increase it 75% worldwide. There's no change in their 2006 and 2007 earnings estimates.