Unintentially Geeky Joke In Apple's Share Price
from the groan dept
Unless you're the sort of person who immediately recognized why the folks at Google originally sought to raise $2,718,281,828 in its IPO, you might want to just pass over this story. A reporter at News.com noticed an extremely unintentional inside joke with Apple's closing share price today. On the very day the company officially announced its first Intel-based product, Apple's stock price closed at $80.86. If you don't get it, it's time to read up on your computer history. No, there is no way at all that this was intentional. However, that doesn't make it any less amusing.
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No Subject Given by Word on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 7:27pm
Haaa.......wtf Mike.
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No Subject Given by discojohnson on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 8:36pm
yea but that's the crappy version without a math coprocessor
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Re: No Subject Given by Josh Jones on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 8:44pm
HAHA. yep.
Does anyone recall when apple's stock was $2.86?
Why was there no speculation about a switch in chips back then, eh?
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No Subject Given by discojohnson on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 8:44pm
/hangs head in shame
my bad, i was thinking sx vs dx processors. 8088 had the external 8 bit bus.
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Prepare to die. by ccanni1028 on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 8:55pm
Warning: this site may experience an interruption due to the "digg effect". http://digg.com/apple/Unintentionally_Geeky_Joke_In_Apple_s_Share_Price
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Re: Prepare to die. by Anonymous Coward on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 9:13pm
STFU you dork. Digg sucks balls. SA, Slashdot and Fark own your stupid ass.
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Re: Prepare to die. by Mike on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 9:15pm
Warning: this site may experience an interruption due to the "digg effect".
Hmm. I doubt it. We've been on the front page of Digg many times, as well as Slashdot, and neither have been able to take us down yet. So, welcome folks from Digg.
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Re: Prepare to die. by Anonymous Coward on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 9:23pm
Ooh! Websites owning websites!
"I pwnz0red your get query, n00b."
Christ.
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No Subject Given by Lark on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 9:33pm
Heh, the tech gods have blessed Apple today.
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No Subject Given by Dr Benway on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 9:42pm
I would be more impressed with $65.02 or $68.00
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No Subject Given by kissle on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 9:53pm
digg users are a bunch of pompous kevin rose worshipping tweens... grow up already.
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Re: No Subject Given by Anonymous Coward on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 10:08pm
wow fag
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Re: No Subject Given by Gene_Starwind_ on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 10:09pm
Huh? I'm 23...
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Re: No Subject Given by Karen on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 10:26pm
it's true.. Kevin Rose is one sexy man
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Cool by Roomba on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 10:43pm
8086, No lets see if intel stock will spell out Apple
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Re: No Subject Given by Anonymous Coward on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 10:46pm
Closing at $65.02 would be cool. But closing at $680.00 would be truly impressive...
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Re: No Subject Given by teh gazor on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 10:52pm
-1
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Re: No Subject Given by Anonymous Coward on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 10:53pm
Of course a ten-fold increase like that would be impressive... ;-)
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Re: No Subject Given by Jim on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 11:32pm
My bank account likes 80.86 much more than 65.02. Of course we all love the 65xx series processors.
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Re: No Subject Given by wow on Jan 10th, 2006 @ 11:52pm
You are my hero
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Re: Prepare to die. by cobra on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 12:46am
slashdot is gay. there is way more freedom on digg, not to mention the interface is a lot nicer. dont knock it till you try it,
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Re: No Subject Given by Tom Robinson on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 1:20am
Actually the full series number of the "286" was 80286. I'll be VERY impressed (not to mention rich ;-) ) when Apple's stock hits $802.86
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Re: Prepare to die. by Anonymous Coward on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 1:26am
losers bitching about how their favorite site is better than another's are fags.
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I'm glad by Hitchiker on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 1:33am
I'm glad to see that it wasn't 42.
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Re: Prepare to die. by Anonymous Coward on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 2:28am
might be hard to comprehend... but slash and digg both have strwngths and weeknesses.
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Re: Prepare to die. by Anonymous Coward on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 3:50am
And in other news, people who still use homosexual epithets for derogatory name calling need to grow up.
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Re: Prepare to die. by Anonymous Coward on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 4:15am
digg does have some cool memorable stuff on it...anyone that mentions digg in any shape or form positive or negativly...digg really apreciates it..and will be happy for a very very long time (*/ gets another hit on website */)
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Re: Prepare to die. by Anonymous Coward on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 4:33am
haha i never even heard of digg till this thing and from the 50 "I can Digg it"'s i think im scared to ever go back, wierded me out ill stick with /. and techdirt
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It can be intentional by Notany on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 5:06am
If price has been below 80.86$, some rich nerd may have offered 80.86$ and there it is, then. It can be done.
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Re: Prepare to die. by anonymo on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 5:14am
Now how does a loser bitching about respective sites tell you that he's a guy (likely, but not certain) who likes other guys?
Oh I get it, you're a maturity-challenged, uncertain -of-his-sexuality loser teen (although you could be in your early twenties who thinks "fag" "gay" and "homo" are insults....
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Re: No Subject Given by Sarah on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 5:47am
get your eyes off my man!
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No Subject Given by JohnF on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 5:50am
Wow, I guessed that before I followed the link! I'm impressed.
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Re: Prepare to die. by hautedawg on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 6:45am
Those of us who are comfortable with our sexuality, who go to the store to by our ladies sanitary needs, obviously are puzzled by some low IQ oxygen thief trying to be clever and using derogatory terms in order to garner attention. I do feel pity for you my confused and latent friend. It is folks like yourself that give us straight people a bad name. Perhaps you should go back behind the barn and play with your siblings.
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Not intentional? by Tom Cunningham on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 7:38am
What do you mean that "there is no way that this was intentional"? Closing prices are pretty easy to manipulate. How big was the last lot of Apple sold?
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Check your spelling by Sir Reginald Kenneth Dwight on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 8:27am
There is no such word as "unintentially".
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Just as Strange by Paul123 on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 8:32am
Just as strange, after Howard Stern took the airwaves on Sirius on Monday the Sirius stock was at $6.66 Here's a link to the screen cap http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/2530/siristock6665gq.jpg
We'll have to keep our eyes out for more signs from the stock gods ;-)
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Re: No Subject Given by George on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 9:21am
No, somehow I'm quite happe with the stock price where it is. Don't think I wanna give up $15 per share for that novelty. Of course if we could make it go to 68000 cents, that'd be cool - both for the more correct number AND my stock portfolio.
And to those immature fledglings flaming about Digg, /. or whatever: Hush now, and take your bitching somewhere else! How can you get so worked up about a website? Who cares?
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sigh by stizz on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 9:44am
sigh,
back when In 2000 when I left Amazon, I sold all my devalued AMZN stock for much less than what I paid. Wishing to close out my portfolio completely, I sold of all my Apple Stock too; for a whopping 15$ a share. Of course I am kicking myself.
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unintensional? why? by Anonymous on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 10:00am
All you have to do is have a group of investors agree that at the very last moment of trading, they will strike a deal at that amount per share. Bingo, free advertising.
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Re: unintensional? why? by George on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 10:10am
> All you have to do is have a group of investors agree that at the very last moment of trading, they will strike a deal at that amount per share. Bingo, free advertising.
Don't be silly. Investors have other things on their minds than silly geek number games. Like profits, for example. So who would pay for such a "deal"? So much for "free" advertising...
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Re: No Subject Given by Don on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 10:44am
What about Z80? Now that would be impressive.
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Re: Prepare to die. by anonymo on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 12:32pm
Me? I was insulting the guy who thinks "Fag" is an insult.
I'm of the same mind as you...
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I'm such a geek by Paula on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 12:46pm
Oh my gosh... I actually understood the "joke"... what a major geek I am. I remember supporting some 8086's back when I first started in the computer field.
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Re: I'm such a geek by Fani on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 1:32pm
Best stock price for apple is : $1337
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Re: Prepare to die. by asdf on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 2:37pm
How on God's green earth can you endorse Fark and Something Awful in the same sentence?
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Attention by Troll Police on Jan 11th, 2006 @ 3:42pm
Only one day, and we all have forgotten: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060109/1012239_F.shtml You have benn warned! :)
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Re: No Subject Given by Don Day on Jan 12th, 2006 @ 10:18am
Z80
80 Zlotys?
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Re: Prepare to die. by man on Jan 30th, 2006 @ 8:20pm
i agree
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Down by bildekor on Apr 13th, 2006 @ 7:31pm
Although I think the price will go down with Bootcamp.
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Re: Re: No Subject Given by Don on Nov 19th, 2006 @ 2:19am
Try this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z80
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Digg Haters are Pretty Stupid by MakesMoreMoneyThanYou on Jun 4th, 2007 @ 8:21pm
Why even post a comment 'hating on' http://www.digg.com users?
It's just another link/news aggrigator and if you choose to use it so be it. I kinda like it and I've used Slashdot as well.
These comments by obvious mental-midgets downing one particular service or another need to end. Perhaps a minimum IQ to use the Internet is in order? :P
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