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Beat Them Analysts (10/8/98)
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It's that time again-- time to guess Apple's end-of-quarter financial results in AtAT's "Beat the Analysts" contest! Most of you know the drill by now... According to MacWEEK, Steve Jobs will announce Apple's results on Wednesday, October 14th. If you register the closest guess to Apple's actual reported results, you could win fabulous prizes and fame beyond your wildest hopes and dreams. You could win those things, but in all likelihood, you'll actually just win some goofy nominal prize from our Baffling Vault of Antiquity® and a guest appearance on AtAT. But hey, it's better than nothing.
So what are the analysts saying? Pretty much nobody is predicting a loss. Another MacWEEK article states that nineteen Wall Street analysts are expecting an average "profit of about $66 million." There's no word on the highs and lows that made up that average. In addition, Mac the Knife lets slip the rumor that Apple's quarterly revenue was $1.8 billion from 800,000 units sold, based on which he also claims that Apple's profits will be "above the $100 million mark." In the "non-professional" category, Eric Yang's awesome MacEvolution site contains a thoughtful and point-by-point prediction of a $100 million profit, despite the fact that he made that prediction at the end of August.
So what's your guess? Enter the contest and show those analysts a thing or two! After all, who better to guess Apple's financial results than a pack of rabid AtAT fans who follow Apple so closely they tune into a soap opera about them every day? We know you'll do great.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 10/8/98 episode: October 8, 1998: Strap on those thinking caps-- it's time once again to Beat the Analysts!
Other scenes from that episode: 1065: Jumping the Gun (10/8/98) Hmmm, something seems amiss in the Mac magazine world. One of the most highly-anticipated entertainment events in the Mac world this year was the appearance of celebrity Lara Croft, star of the hit Tomb Raider series of games for the PC... 1066: The Award Goes To... (10/8/98) If you put any stock in what CNET has to say, you may be pleasantly surprised by their "Class of '98 Awards," whose results have just been released. Or maybe you won't be surprised, since what product could beat out the iMac in the "Most Innovative Product" category?...
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