Of Course Apple Inc. (AAPL) Is Doomed: It’s Earnings Season

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Other signs include a boost in Marketing expenditures as an indirect indicator of impending new product rollouts.  And of course, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) may drop some hints about new products.

Most importantly, Apple’s gross margin should continue to come down.  I expect a gross margin of 36% and look for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to guide to 35% for Q3.

So far I’ve seen little progress in the product diversification and R&D spending, but I’m willing to hang in there until the Fall product rollouts.  Really new products can take many months, even years to develop, so I’m not one of those calling for regime change at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) just yet, even though Cook does seem less and less like the leader Apple needs.

In the end, I’m still an Apple investor because even if the current leadership proves itself unworthy, better leadership can and will be found.

Mark Hibben has a position in Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Apple and Google. The Motley Fool owns shares of Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

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