Replies to post #174807 on SPDR S&P 500 (SPY)

[loanwolf]

Nobody may be buying anything this year, believe me it's not very comforting looking at the way the technicals are setting up on major indices and with all the other global uncertainties........ well I'm not sure what else to say, I hope everyone fares well

[risk on]

To this point "that's a long time for people on the fence to drool over shiny S7s
while waiting for the next AAPL bump."

It's a matter, IMO , of whom is capturing the new consumer market, AAPL or Samsung ?

Because I believe it's Samsung directly appealing to the youth. Trends come from the youths, proven time and again.

Should Samsung capture the new generations , then going forward it's a major COUP for them.

AAPL may still lead in overall sales for a while, but capturing the youth will propogate loyalty from a young age, and as the TREND of more new consumer entrants choosing Samsung grows, then Samsung gets the "cool " factor on their side, and that begets a whole nother existing consumer market share grab, as adults increasingly want to be " younger / hipper/ " in " ( if you will).

I think AAPL is missing loosing the battle for the youth at this point, and I don't think they are really focusing on it. Again , may not be a concern for market share in the immediate , but it will eventually force AAPL to address and reconfigure marketing and appeal to get that coveted foothold w the youth, or risk drifting more toward " your grand moms smart phone" over the coming years / decades . Can it happen that way? Seems unlikely until I recite these next three letters : AOL