AAPL down sharply after two ratings cuts

Markets are going down, but wait, AAPL doesn´t loose enough, uh, ah, we could seed some rumours, we should send them to hell, they produce hardware, annoying for stock holders..

I've never purchased stock before and generally have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm smart enough to know that this is an amazing opportunity. How would I go about buying stock? E*Trade?
Thanks in advance for any advice!

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if history is any indication, when analysts lower their rating on aapl, it's a good time to buy. keep in mind their analysis is a lagging indicator, meaning by the time they downgrade, it's too late to sell. but it's a great time to buy if you're bargain hunting for quality stocks at overdiscounted prices.

I don't feel quite so horrible now for selling several months ago when it hit $125. I made a nice 25%, but it wasn't what it could have been. Oh well. If I had some money I'd probably buy in now. Of course many stocks are good buys right now.

I just bought 20 shares. I've been waiting for it to get in the low $100's again.

At $111, this is a huge opportunity.

Good time to buy. New notebooks should sell well since its expected to be a full redesign, and with new iPods and strong iPhone sales, the holiday season looks noting but bright for AAPL.

If these "analysts" really knew what the stock was going to do, they'd have used that info to invest themselves and would be retired in the Caymans right now. The fact that they're working every day like the rest of us knows they know no more than the rest of us.

Well, I bought some today.