much. sorry to say that. no, you ve been pressing on this stuff. i appreciate it. i do want to pass along to you, we are getting initial numbers out of apple. it sold 48 million iphones in this latest quarter and also reported earnings that appear to be up $1.96 a share near $55 billion. that s above some of the consensus figures out, but again the culprit seems to be or could be, i stress could be, that it s providing guidance for the key fiscal first quarter sales that could be seen as on the low end of estimates. whether that telegraphs problems for christmas-related sales in the all-important season is anyone s guess. but if that s true, too soon to tell, it would be like twitter. better than expected numbers out. that s a rear-view mirror action. and they are looking forward to activity that may not be quite as robust. but apple is one of the companies where just because you sell 48 million things, the