Over the next couple of days, maybe 3 or 4, I think Apple will either stagnate or go down until Jobs' hormones eventually balance out. So hold your stocks for a while, they'll jump right back up by early next week. Personally, I wouldn't short sell apple till then either.

Apple has recently filed a patent titled High tactility glove system - gloves which can keep users' hands warm during cold conditions. During winter and in cold conditions, users wear warm clothing to keep themselves warm. But it becomes very difficult to use an electronic device such as a computer with gloves. Sometimes, it becomes highly impossible to use the keyboard when gloves are worn. Another fine example would be using iPhone with gloves. The high tactility glove system helps users to use such electronic devices during cold conditions by keeping the users' hands warm. As a result, user may provide inputs to the input mechanism of an electronic device to direct the electronic device to perform operations.

how would this affect the stock? this new product which apple is the first to develop will create another source of revenue increasing the value and demand of the stock.

Today Apple suddenly went down when 6 million shares got dumped in the market in less than 90 seconds because of rumors from a website that Steve Jobs' health was deteriorating. I saw the stock going down from 87.99 to 84.74 in seconds (although it was trading almost as its intraday high - and I could not understand why the sudden sell off). If Steve Jobs were to die tomorrow - I believe that the stock would SIGNIFICANTLY go down. However, my guess is the current CFO (who is doing an outstanding job I hear) has great chances of replacing him - and I am not convinced that Apple needs Jobs to continue to grow.

Thus, if Jobs dies, you may find yourself in a great buying opportunity as the stock will crash.

Disclaimer: Please do not take this as any sort of investment advice. It only reflects my personal opinion for my virtual portfolio on UpDown.com.

Nobody will deny Apple can tweak it's way out of any bad rap. They are the teflon tech. But 2009 isn't going to do anything for them. To climb the mountain, there has to be a mountain to climb. There will be no mountain to climb, and no tenable plan for increased profits. Not even a sub 500 dollar computer will wake them from their slumber.

Buy it if you want a safe, low action fundamentally sound stock, don't buy it to make money.

Apple is not a promising company it's price is well a little too high for being consistant a going up and down in price.I would never buy it unless it has a price of $50 and is up atleast 10%.