Despite the strong showing, Apple shares slid $1.62 to $41.04 on Nasdaq. They dropped an additional 54 cents in after-hours trading following the earnings announcement on concern that Apple's growth may stall if the iPod's popularity falters.<br> <br> "The problem Apple has now is … to meet Wall Street's expectations, they need something beyond iPods," said Mark Stahlman, a computer analyst in New York with brokerage firm Caris & Co. Stahlman who on Monday downgraded Apple stock from "above average" to "average."<br> <br> <br> Jeff @ SLYN Systems wrote: <blockquote cite="mid20050414.020820.1780.55.SLYNsystems1985 at juno.com" type="cite"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1498" name="GENERATOR"> <div> <table xmlns:msxsl="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt" xmlns:js="http://cbs.markewatch.com/xsl" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top">4:33pm 04/13/05</td> <td width="10"><img src="cid:part1.06090608.06020909 at aye.net" width="10"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><span class="lb03">Apple Computer reports $290 million 2Q profit</span><span class="t14"> (AAPL)</span> <span class="t14" style="font-style: italic;">By Rex Crum</span><br> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Apple Computer (<a class="lk01" href="http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/quotes.asp?symb=AAPL&siteid=mktw">AAPL</a>) on Wednesday reported a second-quarter net profit of $290 million, or 34 cents a share, on $3.24 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had forecast Apple to earn 24 cents a share on $3.21 billion in revenue. During the same period a year ago, Apple earned $46 million, or 6 cents a share on $1.9 billion in revenue.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div>Jeff Slyn, Owner<br> SLYN Systems & Peripherals<br> (502) 426-5469<br> serving Kentuckiana clients 7 days a week since 1985!<br> </div> </blockquote> </body> </html>
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