Who Profits From Professional Apple Hating?  This is not about
Apple's imminent death. It's about the cottage industry of
haters profiting from negative rumors—and why developers should
be angry as their livelihoods get trashed in public.  For every
tech-fanboy, there is an equal and opposite tech-
hateboy—Microsoft-haters, Samsung-haters, Google-haters, and of
course, Apple-haters. The constant tug-of-war between such
forces tends toward equilibrium, or at least it has until now.
Apple-hating has become a full-time job where financial
professionals stand to make millions every time someone
disparages the company or its products.  As the colossus of
worldwide consumer tech, the gravitational force that all must
cling to and follow, you wouldn't think gaming Apple stock was
so easy. Standard measures don't apply, especially as Apple
spins off entire new universes of tech that fill Apple's coffers
ever fuller with goodwill and cash. How can mere mortals judge
the financial health and future prospects of such an