well put, and in short order, that "gift" from Apple starts eroding the ability for Avid to attract the younger and new user base (not to mention the home user). I have already seen many young folk using FCPX on their own and really liking it. That process is not going to slow down unless Apple kills the product.
Dime store finance by me, but it sure feels like Avid is in a very tough spot.
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Terence Curren" <tcurren@...> wrote:
>
> Avid was handed a gift from Apple. Now it's hard to not feel like they are just handing it off to Adobe and Autodesk. :-(
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "haus" <switthaus@> wrote:
> >
> > it's either attractively priced or just heading down the toilet. I got out years ago, thank god.
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, RT <huipro@> wrote:
> > >
> > > From about a year ago. Good times,...
> > >
> > > Since the $22 "high", Avid plummeted (to $6) and then rallied to a
> > > lower high, nearly half of that. And has spiraled down again to the $6
> > > range, where it is struggling now.
> > >
> > > (Yes, of course, Apple predictably doubled in the same period, even as
> > > it ditched FCP. )
> > >
> > > Something to reflect on as we ponder and discuss our future business
> > > prospects.
> > >
> > > What I take from this is that Avid stock may be attractively priced
> > > soon, but if it's ever going anywhere again, the company needs to be
> > > shaken, not stirred.
> > >
> > > That my friends, is today's "short" history lesson.
> > >
> > > RT
> > >
> > >
> > > David Colantuoni wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > It's a whole bunch of things, for products it was Media Composer 5, Pro
> > > > Tools 9, NewsVision, ISIS 5000, Interplay 2.3 and a bunch of other
> > > > products for 2010.
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > > From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>] On
> > > > Behalf
> > > > Of switthaus
> > > > Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 10:39 PM
> > > > To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: Avid stock
> > > >
> > > > What does this really mean? Where is the good news for Avid? MC5? Is
> > > > Avid gaining ground in the new editor market? Or is it the fact that
> > > > Apple has not made any moves in over two years, so Avid wins by default?
> > > > The stock is so far down from where it was, I am not sure there is a big
> > > > celebration over these numbers ("we suck less than the last 12
> > > > quarters").
> > > >
> > > > sw
> > > >
> > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> > > > "Terence Curren" <tcurren@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > They just reported the lowest loss in years. And gross is up.
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> > > > "jeffsengpiehl" <jeffsengpiehl@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 22.08 - 22.71
> > > > > > 52 week 11.04 - 22.71
> > > > > > Open 22.47
> > > > > > Vol / Avg. 26,318.00/133,904.00
> > > > > > Mkt cap 861.88M
> > > > > > P/E -
> > > > > > Div/yield -
> > > > > > EPS -0.98
> > > > > >
> > > > > > New 52 week high today.. Hmmmmm...
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
>
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