Apple is smaller .... depreciated about 34%

The equivalent of a ... Spain GDP

Competition in the segment of mobile devices is becoming stronger and stronger. The giant Apple most valuable company in technology , it makes sense to close the effects of financial markets and also the competition since September and already lost about 34%, which corresponds to a GDP (Gross Domestic Product) or Portuguese 227 billion dollars, something like 170 billion euros.
But that is due to depreciation of the company?

 

In September 2012 the giant Apple was worth more than three times the entire Portuguese economy but, being based on the data base of Thursday's Wall Street, shares of the tech giant lost about 10% of its value, reaching a minimum Only $ 455 / share. This penalty is due in part to the sales figures achieved not by Apple in the last quarter of the year, ie Apple sold 48 million iPhones less (29% more than in the same period) and analysts expected the company to reach sales order of 50 million.Thursday 's Wall Street, shares of the tech giant lost about 10% of its value, reaching a minimum of only $ 455 / share. This penalty is due in part to the sales figures achieved not by Apple in the last quarter of the year, ie Apple sold 48 million iPhones less (29% more than in the same period) and analysts expected the company to reach sales order of 50 million.

Leadership problems? Competition problems? Will Apple have to do something innovative in the area of ​​Software? What are your plans for the future .... are some of the issues that arise.

Moreover, Apple also disappointed analysts have grown by just about 17% (to 54 billion dollars), which despite being the company's best result so far, the market expected a lot more.

According to analysts, the problem is that Apple will be in the future, ie, which plans and innovative new equipment that will put on the market to continue strong leadership and isolated. The fear on the part of analysts is that the company will lose ground to Android and its main rival, Samsung, which has put on the market a variety of equipment for various segments of society and which somehow have attracting consumers.

It is also known that sales of Mac computers were reduced from 5.2 to 4.1 million. Still, Still, Apple once again make history as it sold about 22.9 million iPads, higher than analysts' estimates was that of 22.4 million units.

"Consider that the depreciation is due to Apple's own company or to stiff competition? What strategies should be followed"