Apple's Cycle of Abuse

This commentary originally appeared at 12:35 p.m. EDT on Oct. 12 on Real Money Pro -- for access to all of legendary hedge fund manager Doug Kass's strategies and commentaries, click here.

Part of me wishes that Apple had not been so kind of arrogant and feeling we're the only one with the right clue.... I wish they had made a small and a large version of the iPhone; that would have been great for me. Keep the aspect ratio the same, horizontal and vertical the same, but just grow it in the other way.... I think Apple tricked itself and said, "Oh you could reach everything with one thumb," and I don't see anybody having any trouble using the larger screens. Apple said that as a defensive move because when the other phones came out, they all had larger screens. Apple is now trying to run with that defense, saying "We are right," and really there's a mix of people. Not all people want the same thing and a lot of people really like the big screens....925 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.

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