Friday, December 16, 2011

Friday Apple Rumors: iPhone Users Loyal to AAPL Stock

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Here are your Apple rumors and AAPL stock news items for Friday: iPhone Owners More Likely to Invest in Apple: Considering the crazed zeal with which most people talk about their iPhones, it isn’t too surprising that they want to own a piece of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) as much as Apple owns a piece of them. According to a report at Venture Beat , investment tracking website SigFig’s new survey of mobile customer loyalty found that 16% of iPhone owners own Apple stock . That company loyalty outstrips competitors in the mobile space. Also unsurprising: BlackBerry owners actually are more likely to purchase stock in Apple than in Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM ). Just one in 100 BlackBerry users own RIM shares, but 6% of BlackBerry owners own Apple shares. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ) fares slightly better: While 8% of Android users own stock in Apple, 4% of them own shares of Google. Samsung A5 Chip Manufacturing Plant Opens in Texas: Despite their contentious relationship , Samsung (PINK: SSNLF ) and Apple remain linked by their production relationship. Samsung remains a core supplier of parts for Apple’s devices. Further cementing that bond is Samsung’s new manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas. A Friday Reuters report said the new $3.6 billion facility reached full production capacity at the beginning of the month. What are they making at the Austin facility? The Apple A5 chip –



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