Use this stock as a bit of an indicator for the broader market.

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That approach means that every bit of code that Apple cranks out can be a telling indicator of where the company is going next.

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One key feature that does lag a bit on the Mini is changing the channel while watching live TV (the progress indicator in the image below was added to help time pass).

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