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Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) made the surprising management announcement late Monday, revealing that two top executives had been pushed out the door. Scott Forstall, the man responsible for the iOS software running iPhones and iPads, was one of the late Steve Jobs' top lieutenants, but his sharp elbows and recent mis-steps -- including Apple's heavily criticized Maps -- alienated others at Apple. The less surprising exit: Embattled retail chief John Browett is leaving after just nine months on the job. Wednesday was the first chance investors had to react to the news, because U.S. stock exchanges were shuttered on Monday and Tuesday due to Hurricane (later Superstorm) Sandy. Apple shares were down more than 2% in early trading Wednesday at about $591, but by midday they clawed back a bit to $595. About 11. 6 million Apple shares had changed hands as of 1:15 p.m. ET.

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MG Siegler

Overall Sentiment: -0.239811

Relevance: 0.257588

SentimentQuote
0MG Siegler wrote at TechCrunch that the iPad mini's screen resolution is a very noticeable downgrade from the high-pixel "retina display" ...
-0.218319"This goes away over time as you use the iPad mini non-stop, but if you switch back to a retina screen, it's jarring," Siegler added. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.218319
  • Mean: -0.1091595
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Scott Forstall

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.239596

Rich Jaroslovsky

Overall Sentiment: 0.312948

Relevance: 0.238196

SentimentQuote
0.144303"How much is Apple's superiority in software and content worth to you? How about $130?" he wrote, ...
0.270054"I can tell you the iPad mini is the best small tablet you can buy," he added. ...
0.20967"I can tell you the iPad mini is the best small tablet you can buy," he added. "The question you'll have to answer for yourself is whether it's that much better."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.624027
  • Mean: 0.208009
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Steve Jobs

Overall Sentiment: 0.189578

Relevance: 0.234478

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Tim Stevens

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.227357

SentimentQuote
0.242551"To us, the joy of a 7-inch tablet is walking across the office or the airport, holding the slate in one hand while tapping away at it with the other," Engadget's Tim Stevens wrote. ...
0.135152"To us, the joy of a 7-inch tablet is walking across the office or the airport, holding the slate in one hand while tapping away at it with the other," Engadget's Tim Stevens wrote. "The [Google] Nexus 7 ... is relatively narrow and easy to carry securely one-handed... With the iPad mini, holding the slate in the same way can be a bit of a reach."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.377703
  • Mean: 0.1888515
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

John Browett

Overall Sentiment: -0.0938421

Relevance: 0.215953

Hurricane

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.195502

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Company: Apple

Overall Sentiment: 0.0823

Relevance: 0.937039

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