State of Tech: A Guide to the Q3 2013 Earnings Season that Boldly Predicts the Winners and Losers, Covering Apple, Cree, and Many More

PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com), an online investment newsletter focused on technology stocks, has issued updated outlooks for Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Cree (Nasdaq: CREE), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), EMC (NYSE: EMC), and VMware (NYSE: VMW).

Financial writer Steve Halpern, who has covered the newsletter industry for nearly three decades, stated without caveat that the Next Inning State of Tech report is "the most ambitious project" he's ever seen in the advisory world. Next Inning Editor Paul McWilliams just published his new installment on September 30th.  

State of Tech is designed to help tech investors establish and manage strategies as well as capitalize on profit opportunities during the upcoming earnings season.  This highly acclaimed report covers 71 technology stocks and dives deep into a number of exciting, emerging tech trends.  Some readers have said it's like getting next month's news today.  Trial subscribers will receive the 212-page report, which includes 35 detailed tables and graphs, for free, no strings attached. This report is a must read for investors and analysts focusing on technology right now.

Over the past decade, well over a thousand Wall Street analysts, money managers and institutional investors have joined thousands of savvy private investors in gaining key tech industry insights and intelligence from industry veteran and celebrated investor Paul McWilliams in his role as editor of Next Inning Technology Research.

McWilliams spent a decades-long career in the technology industry and has earned a reputation for his skill in communicating complex technology trends to individual investors and professional analysts alike. His reports have won over readers with their ability to unravel the complexities of the industry and, more importantly, identify which companies are likely to be the winners and losers as technology trends change.

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Topics discussed in McWilliams' recent reports include:

-- Apple: Next Inning is known for helping its readers generate strong returns, and no one has been more accurate than McWilliams when it comes to Apple. Nearly a decade ago, McWilliams advised readers that Apple was positioned to win big when it was trading for less than $10 per share (split adjusted). While many analysts turned negative on Apple when Steve Jobs died, McWilliams maintained his strongly bullish opinion.  However, as Apple was hitting record highs in 2012, he advised Next Inning readers to sell. Is now the time to invest in Apple, or should investors avoid the stock ahead of its upcoming earnings report?  What specifically does McWilliams say Apple should do to reclaim its former glory?

-- Cree: In 2012 when Cree was trudging through the low to mid-$20s, McWilliams encouraged Next Inning readers to build a position in the stock with his forecast that Cree would in fact be a big winner in the LED lighting market in spite of dismal Wall Street forecasts.  With Cree now trading above $59, does McWilliams think the investment has played out or is there reason to continue holding?  After the stock got punished harshly following its Q2 earnings, is Cree positioned to deliver an upside Q3 report that could send the stock back towards its yearly high of $76? What does McWilliams think about Cree's aggressive move into LED lighting fixtures and LED bulbs?  What does McWilliams see in store for Cree going forward?

-- Microsoft: What are McWilliams' thoughts about Windows 8.1 and how does McWilliams think Microsoft can benefit from truly harmonizing its operating system across the PC, tablet and smartphone platforms?  In a series of reports in late August, McWilliams correctly predicted that Microsoft might be looking to buy all or part of Nokia. Now that this announcement has come to pass, how does McWilliams expect the deal to shift Microsoft's strategy going forward? What's next for Microsoft as CEO Steve Ballmer steps aside?

-- EMC and VMware: Why does McWilliams say it's important for investors to view EMC's value from both a traditional valuation perspective as well as a deconstructed valuation perspective? What does McWilliams think about the new EMC/VMware joint venture, Pivotal Initiative?  At their current prices, does McWilliams think investors should buy EMC or VMware?  What does McWilliams think about EMC competitor, Citrix?

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About Next Inning:

Next Inning is a subscription-based investment newsletter that provides regular coverage on more than 150 technology and semiconductor stocks.  Subscribers receive intra-day analysis, commentary and recommendations, as well as access to monthly semiconductor sales analysis, regular Special Reports, and the Next Inning model portfolio. Editor Paul McWilliams is a 30+ year semiconductor industry veteran.

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