Quote from: Vexual on September 08, 2013, 05:33:17 AM

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Quote from: Vycid on September 08, 2013, 05:25:27 AM

No... it's not. They're usually announced at shareholder meetings or industry conferences.

Oh, so thats how Apple does it? I always thought that everyone, including shareholders, found out at the exact same time.

But fuck Apple, what do they know.

Uh, yeah, of course everyone finds out at the same time. Anything else would constitute insider trading, genius.

It is NOT done via advertising.

http://www.apple.com/apple-events/

Quote from: Vexual on September 08, 2013, 05:29:23 AM

Quote from: Vycid on September 08, 2013, 05:12:12 AM

Uh, so nobody is concerned about the fact that the CEO is choosing to communicate product line updates to his shareholders via advertisements?

product line update? we don't know that

Well, considering FC is currently sold out, if it's not new products then it's probably an advertisement for

1) Shares (a legitimate company has no business advertising its shares)

2) Pre-orders (...)

Or I could be wrong, maybe he's looking for franchise partners or something. I'd expect that anyone looking to franchise already knows about the opportunity though.

Shares? Pre-orders? c'mon, try and say something intelligent.

Alright, give me option 3 I didn't consider.

Quote from: FNG on September 08, 2013, 05:32:25 AM

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Quote from: Vycid on September 08, 2013, 05:25:27 AM

Quote from: FNG on September 08, 2013, 05:15:23 AM

Quote from: Vycid on September 08, 2013, 05:12:12 AM

Uh, so nobody is concerned about the fact that the CEO is choosing to communicate product line updates to his shareholders via advertisements?

Not at all. That's normally how shareholders find about about products.

No... it's not. They're usually announced at shareholder meetings or industry conferences.

You mean board meetings? What's a shareholder meeting? Honest question, I didn't know there were shareholder meetings for say, people who owned a handful of shares in Facebook or Microsoft.

You weren't aware that shareholders had direct access to the R&D department and a direct line of communication to the CEO?

Finding out about products when they're advertised to the masses..how inconsiderate of Sir Friedcat. shareholders need to see computer renderings of products 6 months before they're ready lol

Wow, you're really dense. Public companies are required BY LAW to hold annual in-person shareholder meetings, and quarterly conference calls. Most companies go far beyond that and hold frequent events and Q&A sessions for investors, as well as press releases. For many companies the CEO's primary job is investor relations - the COO and operations folks take care of the day-to-day.