Heh, this is really getting to Scoble . We should now start deriding people who link to non-credible

All I know is that the EC slaps a big fine on MicroSoft and MicroSoft goes down 38 cents and Apple crashes down 2 points….

Of course Apple Investor Realations is available to The Register as well, if they care to call…

Until the next 10Q is out, perhaps you’ll except Marketwatch and The Wall Street Journal as “better-than-rumor-site” sources.

Technically, Apple issued than repurchased those shares, then retired them, reducing the number of outstanding shares. It’s not the fact of transaction that’s in question here, but the Register’s reporting it as “stock-dumping”, while it’s a tax-driven transaction.

You state this as if it’s a fact, but it’s a story from a rumor site that isn’t backed up by any evidence. But you castigate The Register “Readers should Dump The Register” – for not repeating this rumor.

The onus is on AppleInsider to back up its unsourced story with proof, surely.

I don’t understand. Please can you explain?

Technically, Apple issued than repurchased those shares, then retired them, reducing the number of outstanding shares. It’s not the fact of transaction that’s in question here, but the Register’s reporting it as “stock-dumping”, while it’s a tax-driven transaction.

No, the Register does not have to stick to second-hand rumors, they could simply call Apple’s Investor Relations, that’s what they are for.

Thanks for commenting.

The AppleInsider story has NO sources whatsoever – it’s a rumor story on a rumor site.

Are you suggesting The Register should print second hand rumors, or stick to printing verifiable facts? Do you even know the difference between rumor and facts?

It’s a real own goal for the bloggers and Scoble has already apologized.

Maybe you should view this issue more dispassionately.

Those were the famous words Ed Sullivan used to launch the Beatles (already hot in the UK) in the US.  Here they are, back again: Apple vs. Apple.  “IT IS the ultimate battle of the generations over an image of a half-eaten piece of fruit.