Forget the Death Cross: Apple May Be the New Microsoft   The
"Death Cross" has been dominant in the headlines of articles
attempting to predict Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) future stock
performance. For those not "in the know" a death cross is when
the 50-day Moving Average crosses below the 200-day moving
average. Technical analysts believe that when this occurs the
stock will fall. In many cases the stock has already has begun
to fall by the time the death cross is identified, bringing in
to question the usefulness of such technical analysis.  <img
src="/media/images/user_950/aapl-6-mth_large.jpg" />  I think a
more profound consideration for AAPL is to look at is in the
context of history. I propose that Apple is the new Microsoft.
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is a once "must own" stock. It still
has much of what made it great in its earlier years except for
one critical missing ingredient necessary for stock price
appreciation: growth.  Microsoft long ago lost its rapid growth
rate. The company matured. Its produc