Speculation breaks out that Icahn knows something we don’t

Sep 12, 2013 11:43 GMT  ·  By

As if it wasn’t already clear that people who have chats with Tim Cook know more about Apple’s roadmap than everyone else, reports are circulating on the web that investor Carl Icahn has taken a new stake in AAPL, and it’s somehow surprising, or something.

These reports (none in particular to quote) go a bit like this: although AAPL took a 6% tumble on its iPhone 5c announcement [yadda yadda yadda] Carl Icahn is buying yet more Apple shares, mere weeks after a $1 billion / €750.000 investment in the same company.

As if buying shares when they’re at their lowest is a bad thing, or something. Plus, the guy keeps regular tabs on Apple side by side with the CEO himself. You don’t imagine they have these timely meet-ups to watch football together, do you?

With the winter holidays approaching, and new products in the pipeline yet to be unveiled (maybe even an iWatch), you can be sure AAPL will bounce back. And when that happens, Mr. Icahn will have dollar-signs for eyes.